Life of Ahmad — Page 632
POLICE HARASS AHMAD as as 632 the murder declared that it was absurd to say that Lekhr a m’s death was plotted by the Muhammadans, for he was as bitter an enemy of the Christians and the Sanatan-Dharam Hindus as of the Mussalmans , and he abused the leaders of all religions alike; that a Hindu, a Christian and a Muhammadan might equally be suspected of his murder. Thus there were various rumours, and there is no reason to take the rumour against me as having any weight; they should all be equally rejected or admitted. Another objection to my prophecy of November 21st, 1898, is that I have, in its publication, disregarded the terms of the notice signed by me in Dr. Clark’s case. This has no foundation, for the terms of the said notice did not contain any prohibition against making or publishing prophecies. The notice only said that I should avoid harsh words in dealing with my enemies, and carry on controversies in polite and moderate language. Now, it has not been shown wherein I have gone beyond the limits of fair controversy in any work published after the date of the notice in question. It was with this object in view that I published the two Ishtih a rs purporting to be written by Abul Hasan Tibbat i and Mullah Muhammad Bakhsh, along with my Ishtih a r of November 21st, 1898, so that the public and the authorities may contrast them