Life of Ahmad — Page 528
PT. LEKHR A M’S DEATH as 528 commissioned him to reform mankind. He was in fact wishing for some form of public exoneration when the District Superintendent of Police, a European, came to Qadian with other police officials to search his house without previous notice on Thursday, April 8th, 1897. He was very glad when the Superintendent of Police told him that he had orders to search his house in connection with the murder of Pt. Lekhr a m. Ahmad as at once took the officials and others, including some of his enemies, into his house, which was surrounded by police. He took them to every room in the house. Bundles of all kinds of papers were opened and read out. By coincidence the first papers that came to the notice of the authorities on the spot were the writings of Lekhr a m and Ahmad as containing the agreement, which Pt. Lekhr a m had entered into with Ahmad as during his 25 days visit to Qadian many years previously. A few of these papers are published in the Istift a ’. Lekhr a m had demanded a prophecy from Ahmad as which should decide the issue between the two faiths. Ahmad as showed the officials his press, guest house, and all other buildings so that they were perfectly satisfied that Ahmad as had nothing to do with the murder. The police took some papers away which were returned later. Concerning some of the papers the police questioned Ahmad’s as cousin, who was his bitter enemy, but he had to corroborate Ahmad’s as statement. In short, the police made a thorough enquiry and were perfectly satisfied.