Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 15
THE REN AISSANCE OF ISLAM 15 the defendant's house but which was the property of the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded that the platform had been in existence long enough to vest the title to the site in the defendant. As proof he called Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as a witness who made a statement supporting the defendant's allegation, in consequence of which his brother's suit was dismissed. His brother was much chagrined and expressed his grave displeasure with Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, whose only response was that he could not be expected to deny a fact. On one occasion he had gone to Batala in prosecution of a civil suit on behalf of his father. While he was waiting for the case to be called it became time for the performance of the noon service. He withdrew to a vacant spot at a short distance from the courtroom and engaged himself in divine worship. While he was so occupied the case was called and the defen- dant urged the Judge that the suit should be dismissed in default, but the Judge rejected his plea and after a study of the papers, and after some inquiry from the defendant, decreed the suit. When Mirza Ghulam Ahmad returned to the court- room he was informed by the peon of the court that the case had been called in his absence and had been disposed of. He entered the courtroom and imagining that the suit had been dismissed in default submitted to the Judge that when the case was called he had been engaged in worship. The Judge smiled and told him that he had decreed the suit. (Hayat-en-Nabi J Vol. I, p. 56). During that period of his life Mirza Ghulam Ahmad had frequent experience of true dreams which he related to those residents of Qadian, both Hindu and Muslim, who were in the habit of calling on him and keeping company with him for a while. These dreams always came true and those people to whom he related them becam"e witnesses of their truth. Among them were two prominent Hindus, Lala Sharmpat, Secretary of the Arya Samaj of Qadian and Lala Mulawa Mal. At one time Lala Mulawa Mal began to suffer from