Some Hidden Pearls — Page 38
"Suppose I, even I insult and disgrace you ?” inquired the magistrate. "No matter who the person might be," calmly replied the Promised Messiah, "No matter who he might be, he himself would come to disgrace. ". In order to overawe him the magistrate repeated the question two or three times ; but each time, with a quiet dignity, the. Promised Messiah calmly and impressively replied “Yes, whosoever the person might be. " Then the magistrate felt the awe and dignity of the occasion, and he no more pressed the point. (Ashaab-i-Ahmad, Vol. IV,. Riwayat No. 49). . Friends should here remember that this was in the days when the British ruled over the country-yes, the selfsame British which the Ahmadiyya Movement is falsely and unjustly accused of having pampered and flattered. It is to be noted that the magistrate in this case was banking on the awe and prestige which, at the time, went with the British rule. But even at that, when it came to a question of faith in 38