Life of Ahmad — Page 623
as POLICE HARASS AHMAD as 623 of the injustice and blindness of his people, was prosecuted in court before Pilate and Herodius as a malefactor. This is a matter of pride for me that on account of my resemblance to that holy Prophet, I have been made to appear in Courts of Law. What was written of old has thus been fulfilled. Almighty God has been pleased to raise me under a Government which far excels other Governments in the manner it deals out justice to its subjects. Would that our kind Government had any desire for seeing heavenly signs! Would that it had asked me to show some heavenly sign or declare some prophecy of peace and blessing and thus vindicate the truth of my assertion! It would have then become manifest that this charge against me is pure fabrication and is made simply out of malice. There is a God in heaven of Whose power this is all a manifestation. Surely there is no other method of judging the sincerity of one who claims to be inspired of God than that he should be called upon to make a prophecy of peace and blessing. The Old Testament has given the same criterion of a truly inspired person. Anyone, therefore, who does not stand this test will soon find himself seized and disgraced by the hand of the Almighty. But if the holy spirit is with him and he is in communion with God, he will be glorified at the time of such a trial as