Life of Ahmad — Page 820
QADIAN IN 1901 as 820 Lahore. Two Christian missionaries came to Qadian from the Forman Christian College, Lahore, on April 19th and asked a number of religious questions. Mr. D. D. Dixon, a European traveller, saw Ahmad as on November 17th and stayed in the Gol Kamra for a day. 184 He probably took a few photographs also. The day he left Qadian Ahmad as went with him for his daily walk towards Batala and on the way explained his mission to the traveller and saw him off at the canal bridge. Mufti Muhammad Sa diq ra acted as interpreter. The daily number of visitors and guests ranged between 50 and 100. The number of people who joined Ahmad’s as fold in 1901 must indeed be much more but only 1,098 names were recorded and published in the Al- H akam. The converts came chiefly from Orissa, Hyderabad (Deccan), Mysore, Kashmir and the Punjab. 184 When asked to stay for a few days it was found that he was apprehensive. It appeared he had been to Arabia and other Muslim countries. He said that he had seen many Muslims who had committed atrocious deeds of murder against Christians. He mentioned several instances. He stayed for the night only when he was satisfied that the Ahmadis were different. It was explained to him that Islam did not permit such violence.