Lecture Ludhiana — Page 31
31 that I had the right to file a suit against them. But, as I am totally disinclined to litigation, I said I didn’t want to enter into any litigation, for my suit was filed with God. At this Capt. Douglas straightaway wrote down the judgement and read it out to a large number of people who had gathered there. Addressing me, he said, “ Con- gratulations, you stand acquitted. ” You can see for yourselves how commendable it is of this government that for the sake of justice and fair-play no consideration whatsoever was allowed to influence the court—not even when a prominent member of the judge’s own religious community was involved. At the time, it seemed as if the whole world was lined up against me and this is what usually happens that when people decide to hurt you, the whole world turns against you; it is God alone Who comes to the rescue of His true servants. Then another case was filed against me in the court of Mr. Dowie, and was followed by yet another concerning income tax. By the grace of God, my innocence was established in all of them. Then came Karam Din’s case in which every effort was made against me and it was assumed that the case would sound the death knell of this Jama'at. Indeed, had the Jama'at not been from God and had He not sustained and strengthened it, it would no doubt have been wiped out. People from one end of the country to the other lent their support to Karam Din. He was aided and abetted in every way, so much so that some of the prosecution witnesses, despite their claim to being