Life of Ahmad — Page 633
as POLICE HARASS AHMAD as 633 and see which of them contain harsh and obscene words and which is free of scurrility. I think I have given sufficient proof that the allegation that I pre-arrange fulfilment of my prophecies or make unlawful attempts to fulfil them after their publication is false. To accuse me of this, when there is no proof in support of it, is to tarnish the reputation of an innocent and respectable person whose loyalty, sincerity and quietness of disposition are well established. To recapitulate, five charges have been brought against me in this case: (1) that I habitually make prophecies of death or injury to others; (2) that I have disregarded the terms of the notice signed by me in Dr. Clark’s case by publishing a prophecy on November 21st, 1898; (3) that I pre-arrange the fulfilment of my prophecies or make secret attempts to fulfil them afterwards; (4) that my writings are harsh and provocative; and (5) that my prophecy of November 21st, 1898, is likely to cause a breach of the peace. My reply to them is (1) that no such prophecy has ever been published without the consent of the person about whom it is made and that it is only after much persistence on his part that such a course has been adopted; (2) that the notice in question contains no prohibition against making a prophecy; (3) that this is only a suspicion, not having the slightest evidence in support of it,