Life of Ahmad — Page 655
as POLICE HARASS AHMAD as 655 that this Satan of impure mind … should be beaten with shoes two hundred times. Curse on this offspring of a dog! He should rather have become an open apostate to Christianity than use contemptuous words for the Sultan. I have made five prophecies about him: (1) The Qadiani shall be involved in a serious case and shall be banished or charged and thrown into prison. (2) While in prison, he shall go mad. (3) He shall suffer from a fistula. (4) He shall become a leper and his figure shall be deformed. (5) His wife shall have unlawful connection with his disciples and, after getting a divorce from him, shall marry me. Maulaw i Abu Sa‘ i d Muhammad Husain will pronounce the marriage sermon. (6) Eventually the Mirza shall become blind, deaf and dumb and, committing suicide, shall be thrown into hell. " Last of all, I beg to submit, with the permission of the Court, the following evidence which proves my guiltlessness in this matter and shows the way in which I lead my life. 1. My twenty years teachings to my followers that they should be well-wishers of the Government and shun all places where there is danger of a disturbance or breach of the peace. A practical example of this was given by