Life of Ahmad — Page 810
810 CHAPTER 76 QADIAN IN 1901 Qadian was just a small village of about 1,000 souls. It was confined practically within the limits of the old ramparts, which had four gates (Nangli, Mori, Pahari & Batalvi) in the old days. The only extension seems to have been a few rooms built by Ahmad as near the well situated in the south-east corner of the village. There were fields and wilderness all round the village. Near the present masjid N u r stood an old well, but people were afraid of going near it in the dark; and on the north of the present D a rul Anw a r mosque was situated the wolfs pond. During the rainy season Qadian was turned into an island and one could go round it in a canoe. There were no sanitary arrangements, though the Civil Surgeon had been requested to provide them. There was no telegraph, no telephone, no electricity, and no railway. People came in ekkas from Batala along with the mails, which reached Qadian about noon. The mail ekka left for Batala in the afternoon. The ekka stand was at the western