Hazrat Ahmad — Page 58
58. HADHRAT AHMAD to speak for two hours or more. Regarding this speech, a report was spread that the Promised Messiah had revoked his claim to prophethood. The Lahore Daily Akhbar-i-Aam also gave publicity to this report. Thereupon the Promised Messiah issued a denial and stated that he claimed to be a prophet and had never revoked that claim: what he had denied was that he was the founder of a new dispensation, because the final dispensation was brought by the. Holy Prophet (peace be on him) and was still in force. . The Message of Peace. He suffered from chronic diarrhea. When he came to Lahore the distemper was further aggravated. The constant stream of visitors left his system no time for repose. In this condition he received the revelation meaning: 'The time for march is nigh: again, the time for marching is at hand. ' The revelation caused great anxiety among his followers, but shortly there came the news of the death of a friend at Qadian and people were reassured, thinking that the revelation had reference to that event. But when someone asked the Promised Messiah he said that the revelation related to a much more important personage and did not refer to the deceased. Made anxious by this revelation: my mother expressed the wish that they should all return to Qadian. 'To go back now', he said, 'is not in my power. Now it is God alone Who can take me back. ' But despite his illness and the revelation he remained devoted to his work. . In this condition he decided to deliver a lecture on the subject of amity and mutual understanding between the Hindus and the. Muslims. He wrote out the lecture and gave it the title of 'The. Message of Peace'. The strain of preparing the lecture further weakened his health. The diarrhea increased. On the night before the writing of the lecture was completed the revelation came meaning 'Place no trust in this fleeting life. ' He immediately mentioned the revelation to his family and said that it related to himself. The next day the lecture was completed and it was sent to be printed. The following night the diarrhea increased and he became very weak. He roused my mother. When she came, he was prostrate. In her anxiety she enquired what was the matter with him. The reply was, 'The same that I have told you about' (meaning death). After this he had another motion and he became