Life of Ahmad — Page 561
as DR. CLARK DRAGS HIM INTO COURT 561 founded by Ahmad as has made marvellous progress—and that in the teeth of the bitterest opposition; and we are glad to see that Colonel Douglas has lived to see part of the progress made by the Movement of the man whom he tried in the autumn of the year 1897. The Ahmadiyya Movement is spreading to all parts of the world and there is hardly any part of the globe where his followers are not working as missionaries just as they are working here in the heart of Christendom. The first revelation which he received was to the effect that God would bless him so much so that kings would seek blessings from his garments. This may appear to be incredible, but is bound to happen. ' Not only was Ahmad as discharged in this case as he had prophesied, but people were also impressed by his magnanimity and greatness. He forgave those who had prosecuted him. Colonel Douglas told him that he was at liberty to prosecute the witnesses if he so desired, but he replied that he desired to prosecute nobody and forgave them all. Even in the middle of the proceedings he forbade his counsel to put a question in cross-examination to one of the prosecution witnesses, who was also a big priest, which related to the mother of the witness and the answer to which would have humiliated him. 'For,' said he, 'I do not desire to put shame on him. ' This endeared Ahmad as still more to the people.