Life of Ahmad — Page 432
HIS ENEMY DIES CHILDLESS as 432 Ahmad as. Hardly had a Prophet of God ever faced such a foul-mouthed enemy. His scurrilous writings had pained Ahmad as and his followers very much for several years and, but for a poem written by M i r Nasir Nawab ra , no one had said anything in reply. Now God revealed to Ahmad as on September 29th, 1894, that Sa‘dullah would remain childless and have no progeny. About two years later, when his ceaseless outpouring of abuse had reached the limit, Ahmad as prayed to God that He might punish Sa‘dullah with an ignominious death. i. e. There have been many immodest and shameless persons in the world, but your shamelessness has surpassed all. It will be very difficult for you to save your beard, head and moustache, for the barber must now shave you clean. " Again : Again: Disgusted with all this Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal wrote a long poem in which he addressed Sa‘dullah as follows: Viz. Shame! Sa‘dullah, I have seen your foul-mouthedness; you will be very much appreciated among the low class sweepers. Your versification is not less than a stinking privy. Your poems are the favourites only of sweepers.