Life of Ahmad — Page 299
as CHIEF SCRIBE OF DELHI 299 1891) after an exchange of three papers 61 instead of five as originally arranged. He had to leave Delhi suddenly as his father-in-law was ill. Ahmad as left Delhi for Patiala probably on the day on which the debate was finished. It appears he came to Patiala to see M i r Nasir Nawab, his father-in-law, who was posted there in those days. Ahmad as stayed at the house of Sh. Fa d l Kar i m. On October 30th a local mullah, Muhammad Is ha q, came to see Ahmad as and had a talk with him on the subject of the death of Jesus as. The mullah’s friends spread the news in the town with the comment that Ahmad as had been defeated by the mullah. Therefore, Ahmad as had to issue a leaflet on October 31st in which he asked the Mullah to have a debate with him. He waited there till November 2nd, but the mullah did not come forward. Then Ahmad as returned to Qadian. 61 These papers were all published in book form entitled Al- H aq , Delhi.