The Shining Lamp — Page 43
Truth has Come—Views of Aryas 43 due regard for means of your security. I consider that at times like this, it is important to be aware of mischievous Muslims as well, because they are greedy and malicious. I would not be surprised if they were to outwardly enter into Bai‘at [the Pledge of Allegiance] and dare to do such a deed after being tempted by the Aryas. The respected writer then says: I have also discovered that the masterminds behind this murderous plot consist of some lawyers and high-ranking Government officials from this city and wealthy Aryas and leaders from Lahore. I have related to you all that I have learned. ُ وَهللا ُ اَعْلَم [Only Allah knows]. A letter confirming the same was received from Pind Dadan Khan, and several more have arrived from various other places with essentially the same information. All these letters are safely in my possession. The incitement expressed in some Arya news- papers shows that such thoughts are not far-fetched in times of such incitement. Thus, the following few lines have been writ- ten regarding me in the supplement to the newspaper Punjab Sam a ch a r of Lahore. One gentleman, perhaps in his book, Ma u ‘ud Mas i h i , had also made the prophecy that Pundit Lekh Ram will suffer a most painful death within a period of six years on the day of Eid. This prophecy was now close because 1897 was likely the sixth year, and the 5th of March 1897 would have