The Need for the Imam — Page 79
D ar u rat-ul-Imam 79 that this year he had received about Rs. 5200/- from his followers, whereas the average income is about Rs. 4000/- which is spent solely on the five above men- tioned items, and not on his person. No regular income and expenditure account has been kept and the ap- proximate estimate as stated is only given from memory. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad further stated that his personal income from the orchard, the land and Ta‘alluqad a r i was sufficient for his personal expenses and that he had no need to expend his followers’ money on his own person. Statements of witnesses also support Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s deposition. It is stated that his followers send money to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad by way of charitable donations to be spent on the five above mentioned heads and is accordingly ex- pended. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad has no personal income that might be taxable except that from Ta‘alluqad a r i , his land and his orchard. Of the wit- nesses, six are reliable, but they are his followers who live with him most of the time. Seven other witnesses are shopkeepers who have no relation of any kind with Mirza Sahib. All these witnesses generally support Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s statement. They affirm that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad has no other personal income except from Ta‘alluqad a r i , his land and his orchard. I also inquired secretly from some of people in that place regarding the personal income of Mirza Ghulam