Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 38
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 38 eventually, but what do I do about the one who is faithless? One who is not even truthful, and his faith having no value either. What a mighty miracle it is: ‘Let all these opponents do their best and do whatever they can, We [God] are going to fulfil Our promises. ’ The Sign of Lekh Ram’s Death One such person was Pundit Lekh Ram [a Hindu religious leader]. He came to Qadian and stayed here for about two months. Local people misled him and persuaded him to oppose me. Ultimately, he wrote a prayer in the manner of a mubaha- lah [prayer duel]. In it he wrote his name and mine and then prayed most earnestly and fervently to his Parmeshwar [God] that may Parmeshwar destroy the liar out of the two [of us]. He also wrote in it that the Vedas are true, and the Rishis [Saints] and Manis [Sages] of the Vedas are also true, whereas (God for- bid) the Holy Prophet s as and our Holy Quran are false. In short, he wrote many such things and sought the ver- dict from his Parmeshwar and made a lot of supplications. He beseeched [his Parmeshwar] a lot and rubbed his nose in prostration a great deal. On my part, [a period of ] six years was prophesied, but he died within just five years on account of his audacity. And he died in the exact way it was written in the prophecy; that is, he was assassinated with a knife on the sec- ond day of Eid. Divine Help and Supportive Acts In short, I have so many Signs but the time is insufficient to recount them all. For me, even this Sign should suffice that all