Life of Ahmad — Page 716
THE WALL as 716 The news of victory reached Qadian on the evening of the 12th. Ahmad as and his friends were grateful to God for this deliverance. He is said to have remarked that it was an Eid for the faithful after a Ramadan of one year and eight months. After a few days this wall, a visible sign of the wickedness of Ahmad’s as cousins and a concrete symbol of opposition to the Prophet of God, was demolished on August 22nd, 1901, by the same hands which had been instrumental in putting it up. M i r Nasir Nawab ra was overjoyed at the happy sight. He had prepared the site plan for the case. The first two successors of Ahmad as had the pleasure of watching the demolition on the top; and the rest of the faithful felt relieved and happy wherever they were. Mirza Imam D i n and his colleagues hid their faces in shame. It was only the first Divine stroke threatening the ultimate and complete demolition of the whole structure of their unholy plans and ambitions. Mirza Niz a m D i n was stricken with disappointment after disappointment. Affliction after affliction visited his house until, torn by various mental agonies, he learnt died in the meantime. The builders of the wall knew the magnanimous nature of their cousin, so Nizam Din approached Ahmad in the matter and he at once gave up his claim to the amount. The following writing was sent to the court to stop all further proceedings: I have remitted Mirza Nizam D i n the costs of the case for the payment of which I had started proceedings through my Mukhtar Hakim Fazal Din, in execution of the decree of the court in the wall case. I have no claim about it, the papers should be filed. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Witness Sh. Yaqoob Ali. Witness Kishan Singh Mistri This writing was dated October 21st, 1904.