Life of Ahmad — Page 295
as CHIEF SCRIBE OF DELHI 295 Qadr , miracles, the Mi‘r a j , and Khatm-e- Nub u wwat are all entirely false and unfounded. My beliefs are exactly the same as those held by the orthodox community. The objections raised against my books Tau dih -e-Mar a m and Iz a la’-e-Auh a m are all wrong and mistaken. Now I affirm the following in front of all those present here in this House of God: I believe that Muhammad sa , was the Kh a tamun Nabiyy i n. To believe otherwise is to go outside the pale of Islam. I also believe in angels, miracles and Lailatul Qadr. I also declare that I shall shortly write a book to remove all such misunderstandings. In short, all other objections levelled against me, excepting my claim to prove the death of Jesus as and to be the Promised Messiah, are wrong, absurd and based on misunderstanding. ' The above writing was read out aloud and the European official also tried to explain the position to the people; but there was so much excitement and agitation that nothing could be heard and Nadh i r Husain obviously did not intend to hold the debate. The mullahs apprehended that the writing would expose their deceit, so they caused an uproar. Therefore, the authorities responsible for the maintenance of law and order thought it necessary to disperse the meeting. Nadh i r Husain and his pupils immediately left the mosque. When the crowd thinned, Ahmad as also came out through the northern