Life of Ahmad — Page 620
POLICE HARASS AHMAD as as 620 been published. The reason for this is that I do not make prophecies unless repeatedly requested; Abdullah A thim and Lekhr a m’s cases are the two instances. Thus in his work entitled The Takdh i b , Lekhr a m writes on page 332 that he stayed at Qadian for two months simply with the object of invoking a prophecy. He gave me permission of his own accord and submitted applications in his own handwriting. On the same page, writing about me, he says that I do not like to declare a prophecy of death until express permission is given, and further on he publishes his own permission that a prophecy about him be declared. I request that the pages of the book referred to may be read as they would prove beyond all doubt, that anterior to my publication of the fact, the prophecy concerning Lekhr a m had been published by the latter himself. In the case of Abdullah A thim, he gave his permission in writing that I should declare a prophecy about him. This paper was filed in the case brought by Dr. Clark against me. Lekhr a m’s correspondence with me, which shows his persistence in seeking a heavenly sign, may be seen in a book published by me long ago. Not less than two hundred Hindus of Qadian can testify to the fact that Lekhr a m came to Qadian from Peshawar, lived here for about two months and insisted that I should declare some