A Critical Review of the Pamphlet, 'Fateh-e-Qadian' — Page 26
26 A critical Review of the Pamphlet—‘f a te h -e-Qadian’ P i r Meher ‘Al i ’s Return to Golrha Initially P i r Meher ‘Al i had intended to stay in Lahore until Friday September 1. However, fearing that he would once again be faced with public demands to give a speech which would ruin his remaining prestige, he cancelled the rest of his itinerary in Lahore and, instead of leaving on Friday as was planned, he left the city right away. He instructed his disciples not to read the Promised Messiah’s as announcements and books as it would cause them to lose their faith. Thus, when the above mentioned Announcement of the Promised Messiah as reached Lahore, P i r Meher ‘Al i was no longer in Lahore and had already reached Golrha. Nevertheless Hadrat Muft i Muhammad Sa diq, Munsh i T a jud-D i n, Secretary Anjuman-e-Furq a niyyah, and other Ahmadis immediately sent him the Announcement by registered mail and wrote: As you have unexpectedly left Lahore before Friday, we are sending you this Announcement by registered mail. Nevertheless, as a precautionary measure, we are also leaving two copies of the Announcement with your respected disciples so that they can be presented to you. (For details see W a qi‘ a t-e- S a hih ah, published by Anw a r-e-Ahmad i , Lahore, 1900, pp. 61–62) They also wrote: From the Promised Messiah’s as last Announcement, the period of five days, which was set aside for you to obtain signatures from the