Life of Ahmad — Page 784
A FALSE MOSES as 784 was also signed by Abdur Ra h m a n Haji Allah Rakhkha ra , Mirza Khud a Bakhsh, Maulaw i N u r-ud- D i n ra , M. Mi‘r a j D i n and Maulaw i Abdul Kar i m ra as witnesses. Muhammad Y u suf forwarded the writing to Il a h i Bakhsh with the advice that he must now publish his revelations which declared Ahmad as to be a liar. He replied on May 7th, 1899, from Lahore and still hesitated in the matter. Muhammad Y u suf communicated the reply to Ahmad as , who again wrote to him on May 15th, 1899, reassuring him that he would not sue Il a h i Bakhsh, whom Ahmad as adjured three times in his letter so that the revelations might be published. This letter was sent registered. In answer to this Il a h i Bakhsh expressed his willingness on May 23rd, 1899, without binding himself to any specified period. Ahmad as wrote to him a letter on June 16th, 1899, requesting him again to publish his revelations. He fixed ten days as the limit and expected that he would receive the revelations printed in an Ishtih a r by the end of the month. In this letter Ahmad as also cleared up a misunderstanding. During a previous conversation Ahmad as had mentioned the name of Maulaw i Abdullah Ghaznavi in a way which offended Il a h i Bakhsh, so in this letter Ahmad as made it clear that he meant no disrespect to the Maulaw i. But he further explained that as he was the Promised Messiah as and Mahdi, Ahmad as had every right to correct Maulaw i Abdullah Ghaznavi if necessary. He said that the Maulaw i would have been just an ordinary disciple of