Stories from Early Ahmadiyyat — Page 77
The Truth Prevails Once, Hazrat Ahmad as wrote an article in support of Islam and sent it to Wakeel Press at Amritsar, a town in the province of Punjab, India, for publication. The owner of the Press was a fanatic Christian called Rallia Ram and was a lawyer by profession. The manuscript was sent in a packet open at both ends and stamped at the reduced rate prescribed for postal packets. Hazrat Ahmad as also enclosed a letter in it addressed to Rallia Ram giving him instructions about the article. Sending a letter in a packet at a much lower rate of charge was against the Post Office regulations in those days. It was an offence punishable with a fine of up to 500 rupees, or with imprisonment for up to six months. Hazrat Ahmad as, however, knew nothing of this regulation. Rallia Ram, being an opponent of Islam, made a com- plaint against Hazrat Ahmad as to the Postal authorities and a case was filed in the court against Hazrat Ahmad as. He was then summoned to appear in court at Gurdaspur, the headquarters of the District, on a charge of defraud- ing the Post Office. Hazrat Ahmad’s as lawyer, Shaikh Ali Ahmad, advised him to deny that he had placed the