Life of Ahmad — Page 330
DOMESTIC INCIDENTS as 330 hand of his daughter Muhammadi Begum (b. 1874 or 75). On July 10th, 1888, in his Ishtih a r he declared that if she was not married to Ahmad as her father would die within three years of her marriage to anyone else, and her husband would die within 30 months and that other calamities would also overtake the family. This was to be a sign for Ahmad’s as cousins and relations, who dared to flout the authority of the Supreme Being. Ahmad’s as first wife, with her two sons, sided with the ungodly people and was already living in complete separation from him. 66 Ahmad as had borne every personal discomfort at the hands of his wife and in spite of her persistently annoying attitude he had always maintained her in comfort. But when she openly sided with and supported his faithless cousins in their efforts to falsify the very claims and prophecies of Ahmad as , it was too much to expect him to continue his relationship with her. Ahmad’s as intense love for God and Islam revolted at the idea and, in spite of his genuine and deep desire to serve his wife, he was compelled to warn her that if she did not break with the enemies of God he would have nothing to do with her. He issued a leaflet from Ludhiana on May 2nd, 1891, printed at the H aqq a n i Press, Ludhiana, in which he explained the position and said that if his wife and sons did not disassociate 66 At the time of Ahmad’s as second marriage he had asked his first wife (who was even at that time living in complete separation) whether she would like divorce or maintenance for life and she had preferred the latter.