The Shining Lamp — Page 98
98 was written and so did he perish himself. It did not behove him to enter into this affair without fear. This mischief also spread from Peshawar to Calcutta, Bombay, Hyderabad, all of the Punjab and throughout India. The ignorant Muslims like the R a fi di s 1 thought that cursing me would become the means of their earning merit in the sight of God. Personal relationships were broken among the Muslims. Brothers sepa- rated from each other and fathers from their sons. They stopped saying the greeting of Sal a m [Peace], and matters advanced to the extent that to participate in the funeral prayers of mem- bers of our Jam a ‘at became a cause for people to be labelled as disbelievers. The third mischief, which is of the third rank still, came into being through the Hindus when the clear Sign of the death of Lekh Ram was manifested. They tried as much as they could to maximise the mischief, contrived schemes for [my] murder and are continuing to do so, and incited the Government against me and are continuing to do so. 2 ٭ Since such a clear and manifest Sign was associated with this mischief, which has shaken the hearts of the opponents and a magnificent victory has been achieved, and many spiritually blind continue to gain sight, it was for this reason that this mischief is of the third rank. These are the three mischiefs which were mentioned in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya seventeen years ago. Now, if this book 1. This refers to a group of Shia Muslims. [Publisher] 2. ٭ They had my house searched on 8 April 1897 through the District Superintendent of Police. —Author