Stories from Early Ahmadiyyat — Page 60
60 forgave them all and did not start any proceedings against them. Therefore, whereas the Pilate who had tried Jesus Christ showed weakness and swerved from the path of justice when Jesus as was brought before him as an accused, Captain Douglas remained firm and did not give in to the pressure of all the enemies of Hazrat Ahmad as to punish him. Two incidents which occurred during the proceed- ings of this case are worth mentioning here: Maulawi Muhammad Hussain of Batala was a prosecution wit- ness. As he came into the court room to give evidence against Hazrat Ahmad as, he saw the latter sitting in a chair, which had been provided for him by the court as a gesture of respect. He was immediately jealous of this and demanded a chair for himself as well. The court refused. Maulawi Muhammad Hussain insisted that a chair should be given to him as one had been given to Hazrat Ahmad as. At this Captain Douglas said to him, ‘Will you shut up and stand erect in the witness box. ’ After giving evidence, Maulawi Sahib came out and tried to sit on a chair in the veranda of the courtroom but was told to move on by the orderly of the court, who was not happy with the evidence given by him in court. Maulawi Muhammad Hussain was a well-known scholar among Muslims, though he was an arch enemy of Hazrat