Life of Ahmad — Page 534
534 CHAPTER 55 TURKISH CONSUL VISITS QADIAN In May 1897, there occurred a very important event which left the mark of Ahmad as upon contempor- aneous history. Husain K a m i , the Consul for Turkey stationed at Karachi, after several requests for an interview, came to Qadian probably out of pan- Islamic sentiment to meet the Promised Messiah as. The latter, by his God-given insight and Divine revelation, became aware of certain matters concerning the Consul’s inner condition and the coming adversities of Turkey, and gave a hint of them to the Consul. And when the Consul requested a special prayer on behalf of the Sultan of Turkey, the Promised Messiah as frankly told him that the condition of the Sultan’s Empire was not sound. He added that in his prophetic vision he saw that the condition of the members of the Sultan’s Government was unsatisfactory and that under such circumstances the end could hardly be favourable. These remarks gave offence to the Consul, who left the place and published a letter in a Lahore paper full of vile abuse