Life of Ahmad — Page 630
POLICE HARASS AHMAD as as 630 In the order issued to me from this Court on January 5th, 1899, reference has been made to the rumour afloat at Lahore in connection with the murder of Lekhr a m. I have already submitted how Lekhr a m came to Qadian from Peshawar, how he spoke insultingly of Islam and heavenly signs while here, and how he insisted that a prophecy about him be declared. I have shown this by reference to his own work The Takdh i b , where he has stated this on page 332 and has given his permission that a prophecy about him be declared. Besides, he published an alleged prophecy about me declaring that I shall die of cholera within three years. Almighty God has shown the falsity of his and the truth of my prophecy. Pandit Lekhr a m, notwithstanding that he was an implacable enemy of Islam and often held oral as well as written controversies with me in religious matters, never suspected that I conspired against his life, for having lived here for some time, he was fully aware of the quiet and peaceful life I led. After receiving the fatal wound, he was in his senses for over three hours and freely talked with those attending on him. He had then no hope of his life. Had he suspected me in the least of any participation in causing his death, he would have made a declaration to that effect or at any rate told his friends of this. But not a word of the kind