Life of Ahmad — Page 805
as MIRACLE OF THE MESSIAH as 805 need for Ahmad as to go. Mihr Ali Shah had not come to Lahore for the contest. It may be noted here that he made no public speech at Lahore, though he was requested by a number of prominent men like Munshi Ni za mud D i n, Financial Secretary Anjuman Him a yat- e-Islam, who even offered to pay all necessary expenses in connection with the speech. Mihr Ali Shah, it is said, excused himself by saying that his voice was not strong enough and that he was not able to address any gathering from a pulpit. It may also be noted here that the invitation issued to Mihr Ali Shah by Ahmad as created a good deal of interest in the press. The Akhb a r-e-‘ A m kept a neutral attitude but the Paisa Akhb a r was very intolerant towards Ahmad as and the Chaudhw i Ĕ S ad i (Rawalpindi) was independent. Ahmad as wrote a book entitled Tu h fa Golarhwiyya in which he preached the Divine message to the followers of Mihr Ali Shah. In addition to other reasons and arguments which he put forward in his favour from the Holy Quran and the Hadith, he referred to the evidence of some Sufis also. Hafiz Barkhurd a r of Chitt i Shaikh a Ĕ , District Sialkot, a learned and highly advanced spiritual teacher of the Punjab had said: viz. Jesus as will appear in the world in the beginning of 1314 A. H. and he will judge most rightly.