Life of Ahmad — Page 114
SHOWING HEAVENLY SIGNS as 114 year in which the signs should be shown, they added, should begin from September 1st, 1885 and end in September 1886. In addition to this they promised whenever Ahmad as wanted them to come to him and sign a testimony to the making of any of his prophecies, they would do so. Ahmad as acknowledged this letter and appreciated the moderate spirit in which the request was made. He promised to show a sign or make a prophecy within one year without fixing any date as to when the stipulated year should begin. Unfortunately, the date of the agreement is also not known. It was, however, duly published and attested by M i r ‘Abb a s Ali of Ludhiana, M. Abdullah Sanauri and M. Shah a b-ud- D i n of Thih Ghul a m Nab i. This agreement was printed at the Riy ad -e-Hind Press. Amritsar. It appears that the date of the agreement was somewhere in the beginning of August 1885 because, in accordance with it a prophecy was written down on August 5th, 1885 and it was duly attested by four signatories. The prophecy was as follows: 'I have received a revelation about Mirza Imam D i n and Ni za m D i n to the effect that within a period of 31 months they shall be stricken with an affliction, i. e. , a person of their family, wives or children, shall die, causing a great shock and bereavement. This period will begin from today’s date, which is 23rd of S a wan, 1942, August 5th, 1885. Attested by Ph a r a Mal, Baij N a th, Bishan D a s Brahmin and Bishan D a s. '