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dignity vested in him by Allah. I have already mentioned an incident which transpired in the law court, during the proceedings of a suit instituted against the. Promised Messiah by Maulvi Karamdin of village Bhain. The second incident, I wish here to recall to your mind, also took place in the court of the same magistrate,. Chandu Lal by name. The hearings of the case were being attended by large numbers of people, interested in the proceedings on account of the position of. Hazrat Ahmad. One day, seeing this crowd the magistrate conducted the proceedings in the open courtyard, outside the room; and then in the open court, he put this question to the Promised Messiah: "Do you claim that you can show miraculous Signs”;. To this Hazrat Ahmad replied: "Yes,. Allah does indeed show Signs at my hand. ' ". In the manner in which the magistrate put this question, there was a tinge of irony and ridicule; and having given this answer, Hazrat Ahmad paused in silence, 48