The Shining Lamp — Page 37
Truth has Come—Views of Aryas 37 Views of Aryas regarding Lekh Ram after his Murder The newspaper Akhb a r-e-‘ A m published on Wednesday 10 March 1897, wrote in reference to me that: A prophecy regarding the death of a Christian Deputy [Commissioner] had been publicised for a year, and there was much talk regarding it in the newspapers. Had the Deputy, God forbid, fallen victim to such an event (that is, the occurrence of murder) which Lekh Ram has had to suffer, then the situation would have been different. Now, everyone can understand what this statement of the Editor means. The only meaning is that if Deputy Atham had been killed, in the opinion of the Editor, the Government would immediately have suspected the one who had made the prophecy, and an inves- tigation would have been carried out, which is not being done in this case. This statement of the Editor likely had some good inten- tion behind it. Still, it is lamentable since it is tainted by the stain of superficial thinking and an understanding opposed to the facts. It also appears from this statement of the Editor that the prophecy related to Atham has not been fulfilled. However, I