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295 obliged to write about it. They could not deny its truth or its sig - nificance. In the presence of these newspapers, whenever the sign of the death of Dowie will be presented before Western audiences, they will be forced to admit that Islam is the true religion and that salvation is not to be found outside Islam. Consequently, they will give up their prejudices and old beliefs. They will enter Islam and declare their faith in the Holy Prophet s as and in his servant, the Promised Messiah as. Indeed, the signs are already here and several hundred Americans have already joined the Ahmadiyya Community. (5) Death of Lekh Ram, a Sign for the People of India I now turn to another prophecy, one of many that were meant to establish the truth of Islam in the eyes of the people of the Indian subcontinent. The fulfilment of these prophecies convinced hun - dreds of thousands of the truth of Islam and led many to confess that Islam was the true religion, and they continue to do so to this day. The background to this prophecy is that late in the 19th century there appeared a new Hindu sect called the Ary a Sam a j. Seeing that Islam was in a sorry state, they conceived a plan to convert Muslims to Hinduism. To this end, Ary a Sam a j leaders launched the most scurrilous attacks on Islam. The most foul-mouthed and vituperative of these leaders and writers was a Pundit by the name of Lekh Ram. The Promised Messiah as had many dialogues with him and tried to convince him of the truth of Islam but to no