Life of Ahmad — Page 111
as MASJID MUB A RAK 111 comfortable house, Ahmad as assured the minister that he would do his best to treat him as his guest and that if he liked he could satisfy himself by seeing the house beforehand. But Ahmad as made no secret of his surprise at the Christian missionary’s demand for a comfortable house. It was not Christ-like, Ahmad as said. Neither did it show a genuine desire to seek the truth. Ahmad as further pointed out that there were a number of inaccuracies in Euclid, and said that the heavenly signs he would show would be of a much more cogent nature. It appears, however, that nothing came of this correspondence. Other people might also have noticed Ahmad’s as registered letter in one way or another but none came forward to give him a fair trial. Miracles and signs have always formed an integral part of religion but people have always doubted the very possibility of such occurrences. Here was an opportunity for skeptics, scientists and rationalists. Ahmad as did his utmost to draw the attention of the whole world to his claims. It is extremely puzzling, and indeed a great pity, that such a precious and rare opportunity was lost in settling unnecessary and irrelevant details. Honest seekers after truth should have taken all possible pains to make the experiment strictly under the conditions which Ahmad as had laid down for the purpose. It was highly unfair to interfere in the conditions which Ahmad as had every right to declare as necessary for the success of the experiment. No scientist would tolerate such interference in his