Life of Ahmad — Page 621
as POLICE HARASS AHMAD as 621 prophecy about him. The prophecy was declared after much persistence and harshness on his part. He was under the wrong impression that the prophecy was a mere fabrication and that he would be able to falsify me at last. Both these prophecies, however, coming, as they did, from God, were fulfilled in time. I am sorry that these two gentlemen insisted so much in seeking a prophecy which resulted in death in each case. But I am not to blame at all for this. I insisted upon not being compelled to make a prophecy as there were about 3,000 signs already shown by me to most of which the Qadian Hindus would testify, but they did not pay heed to this. I feel sympathy for them up to the present moment and am sorry that instead of acting upon my advice, they obliged me to declare prophecies about them. It would be against all justice and honesty to deny the fulfilment of the prophecy about Abdullah A thim in face of the strong proof that I have given in my books. The prophecy was clearly fulfilled in accordance with the condition therein. Abdullah A thim died within six months of my last notice and I am the more sorry for him, for he was an old acquaintance of mine. These are not the only prophecies of mine that have been fulfilled, but within 19 years 3,000 heavenly signs have appeared and foretellings have been made and fulfilled in