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THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH 43 [continued] Notwithstanding his arrogance and insolence, he is extremely ignorant. He has no knowledge of Arabic whatsoever and is not even able to write proper Urdu. This prophecy was not made by coincidence; rather, I prayed for this very purpose and received this answer. This prophecy is also a sign for the Muslims, but only if they understand the reality and their hearts were softened. I now end with the name of the Almighty God with Whose name I had started. وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلوةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُصْطَفَى أَفْضَلِ الرُّسُلِ وَخَيْرِ الْوَرَى سَيِّدِنَا وَسَيِّدِ كُلِّ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَا Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, District Gurdaspur, February 20, 1893 Living Witnesses: There are hundreds of thousands of witnesses for prophecy number 43, as it was widely publicised through the announcements and books mentioned in the text. Lekhram wrote it in his own book and it was published in many newspapers. After its fulfilment, hundreds of people who were not from our Community, and many of whom were Hindus, testified that the prophecy had indeed been fulfilled. I have written some of their names (about three hundred) in the book Tiryāqul-Qulüb. Here, I will mention a few of them as examples; otherwise, there would hardly be a household of Hindus, Muslims, Christians, or other faiths, that did not hear of this prophecy. The names are as follows: Khan Bahadur Sayyed Fateh Ali Shah, Deputy Collector Canals, District Shahpur; Hakeem Ala-ud-Deen, Resident of Sheikhpur, Tehsil Bhera; Sheikh Fazal Ilahi, Honorary Magistrate, Bhera; Jiwan Singh, Numberdar, Bhatanwala; Malawamal; Sharampat the Arya, Qadian; Malawamal of Lahore; Jawala Singh, Numberdar, Kotluman, Tehsil Raia; Hakeem Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen Bherwi; Maulawi Abdul Karim Sialkoti; Khawaja Kamal-ud-Deen B. A. L. L. B, Pleader, Peshawar; Maulawi Muhammad Ali, M. A, L. L. B, Pleader, Qadian; Maulawi Ghulam Qadir, Sub- Registrar, Peshawar; Mir Nasir Nawwab Dehlwi; Mufti Muhammad Sadiq; Khalifah Noor-ud-Deen, Book Trader, Jammu; Munshi Zafar Ahmad, Kapurthala; Sheikh Rahmatullah, Bombay House, Lahore; Munshi Taj-ud-Deen, Lahore; Miyan Nabi 1 "All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muham- mad, the Chosen One, the Best of Messengers and the Best of all Creation, and the Leader of all that are in the heavens and the earth. " [Publisher] 236