Lecture Ludhiana — Page 7
7 foes alike. A copy of this book was also sent to the gov- ernment. Christians and the Hindus read it as well. A sizeable number of people in this city also possess it and can verify for themselves whether or not it contains this prophecy. Those clerics (who, out of sheer hostility, call me Anti- christ and a liar and deny that no prophecy of mine has been fulfilled), must then feel ashamed and be made to define what else a prophecy is if this one is not. Brahin-e- Ahmadiyya is the book that was reviewed by Maulvi Abu Sa’eed Muhammad Hussein Batalvi, my erstwhile fellow student who used to come to Qadian quite often. He knows too well as do many others belonging to Qadian, Batala, Amritsar, and others around us, that I was utterly unknown and alone at the time. Considering my circum- stances no one could ever imagine that a time would come when I would have hundreds of thousands of followers. I solemnly affirm that I was nothing at the time. I was alone and helpless. It was during this period that God Himself taught me the following prayer: 6 He taught me this prayer because He loves those who pray to Him, for prayer is real worship. He says in the Holy Qur’an, 7 6 ‘My Lord, leave me not alone for You are the Best of inheritors. ’ [Translator]