Life of Ahmad — Page 292
CHIEF SCRIBE OF DELHI as 292 really alive in the body in the heavens. Then the matter would be left in the hands of God, to Whom Ahmad as would pray for a decisive judgment, and he believed that the wrath of God would overtake Nadh i r Husain within one year on account of his transgression in misleading the people. The disciples of Nadh i r Husain were much perturbed at the proposal and began to raise difficulties. But the populace were insistent and Nadh i r Husain agreed to the debate to be held on October 20th in the Juma‘ Masjid. More than 5,000 people gathered on that day in the Mosque. The European Superintendent of the city police was himself present there with an Inspector and a police force adequate for the occasion. There was great agitation in the city. Feelings ran high and there was great tension. The disciples of Ahmad as gathered round him. Ch. Sher Muhammad, uncle to Maulaw i Sher Ali ra , was left at the house with another friend. It so happened that, like Jesus as , Ahmad as had only twelve disciples with him at that time. They accompanied him to the cathedral Mosque in horse- driven carriages, and there the party walked through the angry crowd straight to the mihrab and took their seats. Many of the crowd had pieces of stone concealed in their clothes and were prepared to stone the Promised Messiah as. Many of them were armed with sticks and knives and raised a clamour that this man who claimed to be the Messiah should not leave the Mosque alive. A little later Nadh i r Husain also