The Need for the Imam — Page 78
78 Jam a ‘at contribute towards the cost of all correspon- dence in connection with religious enquiries. In short, according to the statements of witnesses, subscriptions are expended on these five items. These are the ways and means by which Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, along with his followers, disseminates his re- ligious views. This society is a religious denomination, and since your honour already knows about it, this brief outline should suffice. I now proceed to the actual petition. The annual income of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad this year, having been assessed at Rs. 7200/-, was taxed to the amount of Rs. 187. 5. 67 On his request, his state- ment was taken at Qadian, while I was on tour in that area. Statements of 13 witnesses were recorded. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad deposed in his affidavit that he had income from his Ta‘alluqad a r i , from his land and from his orchard: Ta‘alluqad a r i income being about 82 rupees and 10 annas per annum; income from land about 300 rupees per annum, and from the orchard about two, three, four or, at the most, five hundred ru- pees per annum. He has no other income of any kind apart from this. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad also deposed 67 187 rupees and 8 annas, or 187. 5 rupees. [Publishers]