The Shining Lamp — Page 67
Ninth [Prophecy] 67 And, secondly, it is also learnt from this event that they should give up the desire that another Lekh Ram—that is to say, another such foul-mouthed person—should be sought. But if what is written in the Paisa Akhb a r and Saf i r is in actuality true—that is to say, that the cause of his being murdered is immoral conduct and this murder was carried out by some indignant father of a girl or her husband as, according to the statement of Paisa Akhb a r, is the popular opinion—then, in the future, they should search for a preacher who is virtuous! The strange thing is that in the situation that, according to the statement of Paisa Akhb a r, the most popular account is indeed this that the crime of murder was for the illicit relationship, then why is attention not paid to the investigation of this, and why are the statements of such Hindus not recorded from whose mouths these statements have emanated? And how ironic for it to be the very case in the saying, ‘The entire town is searching for the boy, but he’s standing right next to you’! —Author Note— Some gentlemen from among the Christians object that the prophecy regarding Lekh Ram has been fulfilled, but the Hindus do not look upon him with con- tempt after his death. For such an objection to be uttered by the mouth of a Christian is very sad indeed. Let the fair- minded consider that while the fulfilment of the prophecy was said to be a criterion of the truth of Islam and God had