The Descent of the Messiah — Page 227
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS 43 [continued] overcome the artificial god of the Hindus. I am still alive while he is dead, and his satanic prophecy turned out to be false. His corpse is a clear proof of the truth of Islam. Fear God, O Aryas, and give up the power- less Parmeshwar! It should be noted that these are the exact verses and the same drawing of the hand, predicting the death of Lekhram, that I had published in Ä'ina-e-Kamālāt- e-Islām approximately five years before Lekhram was wounded and killed. This is an exact copy, except that in Aina-e-Kamālāt-e-Islām the word Lekhram had been written in bold letters and stretched over the length of the photograph. Here, the same photograph of the corpse has been produced that was published by the Aryas. It is evident from all the above verses that Lekhram was destined to be killed by a sharp sword. The prophecy was also prominently mentioned on the title page of Barakātud-Du'a' in the context of answering some objections made by the newspaper Anis-e-Hind of Meerut. Here I copy word-for-word the passage from the title page of Barakātud-Du'a' that was published many years before the death of Lekhram: An Example of Accepted Prayer Anis-e-Hind of Meerut And An Objection to My Prophecy I have received the March 25th, 1893 edition of Anis-e-Hind, which contains some criticism of the prophecy I had published regarding Lekhram of Peshawar. I have also learned that some other newspapers have found this truthful prophecy disagreeable. In fact, it pleases me to see that this prophecy is gaining publicity and fame, even at the hands of its opponents. In response to this criticism, I believe it is sufficient for the time being to say that God Almighty has done 227