Life of Ahmad — Page 613
as POLICE HARASS AHMAD as 613 in a palki accompanied by Saith Abdur Ra h m a n ra (who had come from Madras one day earlier) and others. Arrangements for the stay of the party were made by Ch. Nab i Bakhsh, Lambardar of Batala, and Miy a Ĕ Abdul ‘Az i z, Patw a r i , at Leel, a small village near Dhariwal. But on his way Ahmad as was requested by a representative of Rani Ishar Kaur of Khunda (a big landholder) to stop there as the guest of the Rani. The request was so earnestly made that it met with acceptance. A multitude followed Ahmad as wherever he went. An old man from among them presented himself before him. He was suffering from some disease. Ahmad as prescribed a medicine for him and also prayed for him. Another begged to be initiated into the movement. Others asked questions to be enlightened. People gathered at Khunda from distant places like Jhelum, Lahore, Jullundur and Kapurthala. It was the morning of January 27th. Prayers were finished. The warm rays of the sun had not yet fully appeared on the eastern horizon when the large party headed by its spiritual leader started for the camp of the District Magistrate, which was pitched on the canal side at Dhariwal. Hundreds of people came there to have a look at this extraordinary man who showed signs and miracles. The multitude was swollen into thousands. The hearing of the case began at about 12:00 noon in the tent of the District Magistrate.