Life of Ahmad — Page 653
as POLICE HARASS AHMAD as 653 a spiritual guide can be held responsible for the deeds of his followers. His only duty is to preach virtue and goodness by precept and example; he cannot control the actions of others. I give below a few extracts from the writings of Muhammad Husain and his friend Ja‘far Zatall i (who is an ignorant person and whose name is only put forward by Muhammad Husain to escape the grip of the law) and leave it for the Court to consider how patiently were such provocative and abusive words borne by me and my followers. 1. Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah , (Vol. XVIII, No. 5, p. 143)—Muhammad Husain incites Muslims against me while speaking of the Sultan of Turkey. He writes that I do not regard the Sultan as the rightful Caliph, and religious leader of the Muslims. Over the Sultan’s rule Muhammad Husain opposed me and took the contrary view, while Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan in his paper, dated July 24th, 1897, took my side and rejected the views of my opponents. 2. Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah , (Vol. XVIII, No. 3. p. 95)—Muhammad Husain charges me with a false accusation and instigates the Ahl-e- Hadith, a sect of which he is the leader, to murder me. He also got it published through some men of his party that carrying away my wife and the wives of my followers forcibly