Life of Ahmad — Page 511
as PLEADINGS WITH SCRIBES 511 which was ridiculous. This leaflet was issued as a supplement to the Mukhbir-e-Deccan of Madras, dated 11-3-1897. In another leaflet, dated 6-3-1897, Ahmad as had asked another question of Christians, viz. if Jesus as had become accursed for three days to take away the sins of Christians, how could he be the son of God? One accursed is the enemy of God, how could Jesus as be the son of God as well as His enemy at the same time? Though Christian missionaries, Hindu Pandits and mullahs were doing their best to fight Ahmad as and earnestly desired his down fall, yet the more they tried the more powerful Ahmad as became. Sons were born to him according to his prophecies. Books and leaflets were published in ever increasing numbers and his devoted followers made sacrifices of all kinds. People came to Qadian from distant places and in ever growing numbers, so much so that the necessity of another building was very soon felt at Qadian to accommodate the guests. Therefore Ahmad as appealed to his disciples to contribute towards this fund on February 17th, 1897, and the response came, not only from the Punjab, but also from distant provinces like Madras.