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− In a Persian poem, Hadrat Ahmad referred to Pandit Lekh ± ± ± Ram as follows: − "Beware O' foolish and misled enemy. Fear the cutting sword of Muhammad " sa ± (Announcement of February 2, 1893, An attachment to A’ina − − Kamalat-i-Islam; Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 12, p 123) − − − − − − In an Arabic poem in his book the "Karamatus-Sadiqin" − ± ± − − Promised Messiah and Mahdi wrote that God had revealed to him as − that a mighty prophecy was to be fulfilled on a day next to an ‘Id − Festival. This prophecy was fulfilled in a remarkable way on March 6, 1897. Lekh Ram was murdered in his well guarded house in − Lahore. It is said that the murderer was a fierce looking man who had come to him as a seeker after truth and had stayed with him for some time. He stabbed him with a dagger and then disappeared. The murderer was never found. It happened on a Saturday, next to the Muslim Festival of on Friday. Lekh Ram's death caused a ‘Id − − great uproar. It was alleged that the Promised Messiah and Mahdi as − must have conspired this murder to fulfill his prophecy. The Promised Messiah and Mahdi dismissed the accusation saying that as − it was God who had ordained it, as He had revealed to him. It was a victory for Islam and had proved the truth of word of God. − A Hindu secret society was formed and a reward was offered for the person who would murder the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. But Allah protected the Promised Messiah and as − − Mahdi from his enemies, throughout his life, as he had revealed in as − the very beginning. (The Promised Messiah and Mahdi, Dr. Aziz Ahmad Chaudhry, p 115-116) − ± What Pundit Lekh Ram had prophesied did not, of course, − come to pass. The Promised Messiah and Mahdi did not die within as − the specified period and his children did indeed survive. A great 250