Life of Ahmad — Page 628
POLICE HARASS AHMAD as as 628 was not pleased to interfere in the matter. Thereupon I issued my notification of May 29th, 1898, to which a reference has already been made. I submitted a second memorial to His Excellency the Viceroy, praying that the Government should take measures to put a stop to abuse in religious controversies, but received no reply. The writers in the Ja‘far Zatall i were emboldened thereby and did all they could to abuse me. Along with these vile attacks, they repeatedly challenged me for a Mub a hala. Now Mub a hala is not only a universally recognized mode in Islam, but it becomes a duty whenever there is an occasion for it. It was with the double object of trusting to God for the judgment and pacifying my own followers whose feelings had been severely wounded that I published my Ishtih a r of November 21st, 1898. I did not return evil for evil, and enjoined upon my followers to wait for the judgment of the Almighty with patience and purity of heart. I need not say anything about my family as it is well known to the authorities. My teachings for the last 19 years will sufficiently testify to my peaceful nature. My quiet habits and the calm mood of my life are clear from the fact that during the last five or six years I have never left Qadian except on three occasions, when I was summoned to appear in the Law Courts. The residents of this town will bear