Life of Ahmad — Page 634
POLICE HARASS AHMAD as as 634 and that the good conduct of my followers, the high moral tone of my teachings and the absence of any such assertion on the part of those about whom the prophecies were made, are strong proofs to overthrow such a supposition completely; (4) that my writings are not provocative in the least and this becomes clear on a comparison of the writings of the two parties; and (5) that the prophecy has been made and fulfilled without causing any breach of the peace. Qadian, 27th January, 1899. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Rais of Qadian, Gurdaspur. ' 149 The counsel for Maulaw i Muhammad Husain, who had come from Lahore, pointed out on January 27th, 1899, at Dhariwal that the Court could not try both the accused at the same time. So the Magistrate fixed February 14th, as the next date on which the case would proceed only against Ahmad as in the first instance. Friday prayers were offered near the camp at Dhariwal and the number of the congregation was not less than 3,000. By this time the workers in the local mills had come out and the English staff employed there also could not resist the temptation of looking at the unusual spectacle. There was a strange attraction in the heavenly face which was before them. Call it 149 This defence document was printed in Euglish at the Albert Press, Lahore.