Life of Ahmad — Page 624
POLICE HARASS AHMAD as as 624 the Prophet Daniel as was glorified at the time of the Babylonian Captivity. More than a year ago, I issued a notice that in future I would not publish any prophecy foretelling death or injury to anybody except on his written request sanctioned by the Dictrict- Magistrate—see my Ishtih a r dated September 20th, 1897. How is it possible for me then to publish such a prophecy notwithstanding the announcement referred to here. My prophecy of November 21st, 1898, contains no reference to death or injury to anybody and therefore there can be no danger of a breach of the peace from it. I have already said that an illustration of the disgrace predicted was given by me in a notice, dated November 30th, 1898, where I stated that Muhammad Husain, being a Maulaw i and learned in the Arabic language, had fallen in the public estimation on account of his wrong criticism of one of the sentences revealed to me and published on November 21st, 1898. Lastly, I beg to state the circumstances which have been the occasion of the publication of this prophecy. Muhammad Husain for a long time used the most abusive language concerning me, and did not hesitate to announce that to murder me was meritorious. ( Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah Vol. 18, No. 3 of 1897, p. 95). He and his followers instigated the Muslim public to put me to death. This led to the