Life of Ahmad — Page 637
as POLICE HARASS AHMAD as 637 unjust party on the party in the right. That this is the true interpretation of the revelation in question is corroborated by the fact that the same meaning was ascribed to it in the Ishtih a rs dated November 30th, and December 27th, 1898, and other Ishtih a rs which were published by me before I received any notice as to the charge against me. But the words of the revelation were so clear that even in the absence of such explanations as were given in these Ishtih a rs it was beyond all doubt that the disgrace meant was similar to that suffered by the injured party, and the Court can satisfy itself as to this point by calling in the evidence of experts in the Arabic language. I have got the Ishtih a rs in which this interpretation was given or, if the Court does not rely upon my interpretation, I can even now produce witnesses learned in the Arabic language in my support. The only point at issue is, what kind of disgrace has the injured party received at the hands of its opponents. Muhammad Husain declared me a kafir and a Dajj a l , prepared a fatwa of Kufr against me and induced the Maulaw i s of the country, of whom the leaders were his friends or tutors, to subscribe to it. He called me a Dajj a l , heretic and kafir, repeatedly challenged me for a Mub a hala and used the most abusive and foul epithets regarding me. For years I bore this patiently. But it is only