Life of Ahmad — Page 331
as DOMESTIC INCIDENTS 331 themeslves from the enemies of God, who were trying to marry Ahmad Baig’s daughter to someone else against God’s wishes, he would cut off all connection with them. His wife would be divorced with the solemnisation of the ungodly marriage contemplated and his sons would be disinherited. Ahmad’s as son, Sultan Ahmad, had already been adopted by his brother Ghulam Q a dir and thus had very little connection with Ahmad as. But his other son, Fa d l Ahmad, seemed to be loyal to his father at that time. On July 17th, 1890, Ahmad as wrote a letter to Mirza Ahmad Baig offering him condolence at the death of his son, Mahmud. He also took this opportunity of reassuring Ahmad Baig of his sincerity and sympathy. He wrote: 'You might be feeling ruffled at heart on account of me, but the Omniscient knows that the heart of this humble person is absolutely pure and I wish you well in every way. I do not know how to convince you of the feelings of love, sincerity and sympathy which I entertain towards you. Muslims decide everything with a solemn oath. If one of them takes an oath, the other at once purifies his heart. So I declare most solemnly in the name of God, the Almighty, that I speak the absolute truth when I say that I had received a revelation from God to the effect that your daughter should be married to me. It must be so; otherwise the Divine warnings would take effect. As I held you dear,