Perseverance — Page 127
Part II – My Life as a Muslim 127 what else might be going on. It was common for the Ahmadiyya Community to be falsely blamed for the country’s problems by some bigoted Pakistanis who were employed in the government. Huzoor ra asked me to go to the Amercian Consulate General in Lahore because he suspected someone was conveying inaccurate information regarding the Jam ā ‘ah to the American authorities. He specifically wanted me to find out what the Americans were informed about the current crisis in Pakistan. Before leaving for Lahore, I prayed istikh ā rah for general guidance and protection. I had a dream in which I was in a smoke filled room, being choked by the fumes. In the room were large rats running around. I saw myself stomping on them and when I would, their innards and intestines would burst open. It was not a pleasant sight. I told my dream to Hadrat Mirz ā Bash ī r Ahmad, the brother of the Khal ī fah ra. He suggested that I should wait a day or two before leaving for Lahore, which I did. After arriving in Lahore I was able to arrange a meeting with the American Consul General. It lasted for more than an hour. In this conversation we came to discover that there was one non-Ahmadi Pakistani clerk who was working in the office, who was communicating false information regarding Ahmadiyyat. After explaining to the Consul General the true circumstances, it became clear that these riots in Lahore resulted from a political situation that they were trying to blame upon the Ahmadis. I reported the results of my trip to Huzoor ra and he was pleased with my report.