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come forward because in his heart he knows that the original prophecy against him at the Amritsar debate had been fulfilled. '. Hadhrat Ahmadas also stated that 'it was sufficient evidence of his own truthfulness that Athim would never take an oath against him even if the. Christian world slaughtered Athim into bits. On the other hand, if Athim did take an oath then the second prophecy of his death would surely be fulfilled. '42. As anticipated by Hadhrat Ahmadas, Abdullah Athim did not come forward to take the oath despite his constant humiliation. But Abdullah. Athim's silence was in itself a case of deception since he had been given ample opportunity to save himself from the wrath of God by speaking out the truth but he maintained silence behind false religious pretences. And hence, within seven months of Hadhrat Ahmad'sas last warning to the Christian padre in December 1895, the once Christian celebrity, Abdullah Athim, already pushed into obscurity since the debate at Amritsar, had his obituary written on the 27th of July, 1896 42. Announcement, 30th December, 1895 44