Life of Ahmad — Page 530
PT. LEKHR A M’S DEATH as 530 Pt. Lekhr a m’s case reminds one of the Chosroe, who was much annoyed at the receipt of a communication from the Holy Prophet sa and sent orders to Badzan, the Persian Governor of Yemen, to cause Muhammad sa to be arrested and to present him before the Persian Court. When the officers of Badzan reached the Holy Prophet sa to carry out the orders of the Chosroe, he told them to wait until the morning, When the officers came to him the next morning, the Holy Prophet sa said: 'Go and inform your master that my Lord has destroyed your master through his own son Siroes. ' They came back to the Persian Governor and gave him the reply. He waited for a few days and then received a communication from Siroes informing him that he had killed his father on account of his iniquity, and that he had acceeded to the throne. He also cancelled the orders regarding the arrest of Muhammad sa. Ahmad as published two small books in May 1897, the Istift a’ and the Sir a j-e-Mun i r. The former covered about 30 pages and the latter about 100 pages. Both were printed at Qadian. A large number of these publications was distributed free and a covering letter dated 1-5-1897 was addressed to the people which gives an idea of the contents of the two. It runs as follows: 'I beg to enclose herewith a copy of the pamphlet named Istift a’. The motive which has