Scattered Pearls — Page 37
36 strengthens one's faith. In accordonce with the prophecy made by the Promised Messiah, when the death of. Pundit Lekhram took place, the venom of the Arya. Samaaj against Hazrat Ahmad increased manifold, and the. Aryas of Qadian brought out a journal entitled the Shubh. Chintak. With three men-Somraj, Acharchand, and. Bhagatram at its back, this journal, in every issue, was full of nothing but the vilest, filthiest abuse and most shameless lies hurled at the Promised Messiah and the. Movement founded by him. This led the Promised. Messiah to write a small treatise entitled “Qadian ke Arya aur Ham", in which he advised these people to proceed in their works with decency and some sense of justice and fairplay. In the attitude of the Aryas, however, there came no change. About the same time there broke out in. Qadian and the neighbourhood a virulent plague, when, on the basis of a Revelation he received to this effect, the. Promised Messiah prophesied that he would have Divine protection against the epidemic-he himself, and those who should be living with him within the four walls of his house. The Divine Revelation the Promised Messiah received in this behalf was in the following words : "Verily, I will Protect all living within the four walls of thy house. " (Kashtee Nooh). But prejudice puts a pad on the eyes of man, and often blinds him completely. When the Editor and Manager of the Shubh Chintak heard about this prophecy, they blinded were their by inordinate pride and hostility against the Promised Messiah, which betrayed Acharchand, the Manager, into remarking in reply: "What sort of prophecy is this? I claim that I too shall remain immune against plague. '. Only a few days later, however, the fell disease grew very severe, and all connected with the. Shubh Chintak were " attacked by the plague. Acharchand, who had made this vain and proud boast, and Bhagatram, his friend and colleague on the Shubh Chintak passed away, falling helpless victims to the disease about which one of them