The Miracle of Ahmad — Page 41
41 for each of the prophecies that turns out to be false in light of the precedent set through the circumstances faced by the previous Prophets; otherwise, if none of the prophecies is proven false, it will be as if he is wearing a special medal of accursedness around his neck. What is more, I will even pay him his to and fro travel expenses, and it will be incumbent upon him to scrutinize all of my prophecies, so there remains no further dispute. The payment will be subject to the fulfilment of this condition and the onus of proof will lie with me. It must be remembered that I have recorded as many as 150 prophecies in my book Nuz u lul-Mas ih. If they turn out to be false, Maulaw i Sanaullah will receive 15,000 rupees; and he will be freed from having to go begging door to door. In fact, I will put before him some more prophecies as well, along with the proofs of their fulfilment and then, in keeping with the promise above, go on giving him 100 rupees for each of the prophecies he proves to have been false. At present, the number of my followers is in excess of 100,000. If I raise only one rupee per head from them to be given to the said maulaw i , the amount will reach 100,000 rupees, which will all be given to him. Compared to his current financial position— whereby he is obliged to go door to door to collect a paltry sum of money and is thus stricken with divine wrath as he is living on the earnings made from funeral rites and sermons—to be in receipt of 100,000 rupees would be like having entered Heaven for him. But, if he does not pay heed to this announcement of mine and avoids paying a visit to Qadian to investigate the matter in accordance with the above-mentioned terms of reference—which include his [agreeing to give] testimony in favour of the prophecies if they are