Life of Ahmad — Page 560
DR. CLARK DRAGS HIM INTO COURT as 560 continued his demand with importunity alleging that he and his father were Kurs i Nash i n and that he was recognised as such even by the Lieutenant-Governor, the patience of Colonel Douglas was exhausted by these impudent and baseless assertion of this high priest and he had no qualms in dealing him a sharp rebuff, saying, Bak bak mat kar, p i chhe hat aur s i dha kha ra ho j a. Another circumstance which enhances the dignity of the court is the fact that Colonel Douglas was not aware, at that time, of the real importance of the man to whom he was dealing out justice. To him it was only a question of ordinary judicial procedure. He little realised that the man with whom he was dealing was one of the most exalted personages in the history of the world—one to whom the whole of mankind from one end of the earth to the other was to bow in humble submission. This may sound strange to many of those present here—and even to Colonel Douglas, but it is sure to come to pass—as sure as day follows night. This is what Ahmad as prophesied at the very beginning of his ministry and, judging from our experience of the past, we feel fully confident that his prophecies with regard to the future must also be similarly fulfilled. Even in the short space of time that has elapsed since Colonel Douglas tried the case, the Movement