Life of Ahmad — Page 619
as POLICE HARASS AHMAD as 619 arguments. No breach of peace or tranquility has been caused either by the publication or by the fulfilment of the prophecy. Having finished my defence as to the particular charge brought against me, I think it necessary to refute other attacks to which I have been subjected in the course of the prosecution. They allege that I am in the habit of pre- arranging the means of fulfilling my prophecies through my disciples; in other words, they say that my prophecies are false, that I am an impostor and that my followers are unscrupulous and therefore very dangerous weapons in my hands. I flatly contradict such a false charge and say without hesitation that the allegation is not only false, but grossly defamatory. I belong to a noble and highly respectable family. My ancestors were not disloyal or traitorous. They were highly valued by the authorities. Their blood is circulating in my veins. I have never been proved to be guilty of any crime or misdemeanour. Had I been in the habit of publishing prophecies with such a malicious and wicked intention as my enemies have alleged, I would have published some hundreds of prophecies of death, etc, during the lengthy period that has elapsed from the publication of the Br a h i n-e-Ahmadiyya up to this time. But no one can show that more than two or three prophecies of this character have