Life of Ahmad — Page 733
as BISHOP OF LAHORE AND ISLAM 733 When Ahmad as heard of the Bishop’s lecture he wrote and published two Ishtih a rs on May 25th. Their English translation was also published. They were distributed in the actual meeting which the Bishop addressed on the same day (May 25th, 1900) at Rang Mahal. This time he spoke on 'The Living Apostle'. Some Muslims of Lahore had asked Maulaw i Sanaullah of Amritsar to attend that meeting and speak on behalf of the Muslims. The Maulaw i tried at first to stop all Muslims going to the meeting and then declared that he would speak, if necessary, on 'The Innocent Prophet', and that if Muslims were asked to speak on the subject of the day ('The Living Apostle'). Ahmadis should speak on behalf of all. So when the Bishop finished his speech Mufti Muhammad S a diq ra distributed the two leaflets written by Ahmad as. The Bishop in reply said that he could not say much because the points raised in the leaflets were quite new and that he had come to know of them only for the first time. There were about 3,000 people present at the meeting. In the second leaflet Ahmad as showed that Jesus as was not alive. He did not ascend to the heavens but he died a natural death and was buried in Srinagar, Kashmir. In respect of spiritual influence there was no doubt, he said, that the only living Prophet was the Founder sa of Islam. Those who follow him are blessed spiritually. Even now they become the recipients of Divine revelation. Their prayers are accepted and they work miracles. Ahmad as himself was a specimen of