Life of Ahmad — Page 428
PROPHECY ABOUT A THIM as 428 suggesting that he was afraid of death during the period; because Ahmad as or his followers might make an effort to kill him. Ahmad as issued a leaflet on October 27th, 1894, and increased the amount of the reward to Rs. 4,000. Though he had no money yet he was so sure that God would help him that he did everything to prove that A thim was really afraid and that his denial was a clever lie. In this leaflet Ahmad as refuted the mischievous suggestion that any effort was made to kill him. He also showed that it was not against the teachings of Christianity to take an oath in the name of God. He gave several convincing illustrations and also quoted chapter and verse from the Christian scriptures that there was nothing to prevent him from taking the oath in a public meeting. The Commentary, (1875), written by his colleagues, the Rev. Dr. Clark and Im a d-ud-D i n, definitely allows Christians to swear in the name of God for the sake of truth. I quote here a passage from a commentary of the Bible by bishops and other clergy, edited by F. C. Cook, M. A. , Canon of Exeter (London, 1878). Under Matt. 5: 33 it says: 'The immediate import of the words is thus to teach that a false oath is always false, and a profane oath always profane, whether it be made directly in the name of God or not. The conduct of our Lord Himself in answering the adjuration of the High Priest (Matt. 26:63, 64), as well as the language of St. Paul on various