The Need for the Imam — Page 71
D ar u rat-ul-Imam 71 as the Holy Prophet sa was accused in the case of Khusro Parvez, the King of Persia. Thus, Lekhram’s case clinched the Divine argument against Muhammad Husain and others like him. Thereafter came the Divine sign relating to the lawsuit initiated by Dr. Clark, and the prophecy, which had been publicised widely among hundreds of people before the judgement was announced, was ful- filled. Shaikh Batalvi suffered such disgrace in this case that, had he been fortunate enough, he would have repented at once, for it had become evident to him as to who enjoyed Divine support. Remember that in Clark’s case, Muhammad Husain in collusion with the Christians, had spared no effort to disgrace me. My God acquitted me, but he suffered such humiliation when he asked for a chair in the court, that any decent person in his place could have died of shame. This is what comes of trying to humiliate a truthful person. On his demand for a chair, the Deputy Commissioner rebuked him and said, 'Neither you nor your father have ever been enti- tled to a chair. ' He ordered him to move back and stand straight. What was even worse, as he was being snubbed, I, whose disgrace he had come to witness, was seated on a chair close to the Deputy Commis- sioner. I will not keep repeating this incident. If