The Descent of the Messiah — Page 295
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS 123 [continued] was despite the fact that, at the time, he seemed fully committed to this cause. These are some words from those letters: "I learned through a vision that there was hesitation in your heart. Do not be agitated at having to face something new; you cannot escape trials". "It is easi- er to think well of others than it is to put those thoughts into action". "Unfortunate is the person whose end lacks the same zeal as his beginning. " It is quite clear from these lines that his end was not to be a good one. Conse- quently, after a few years, he became an apostate. I have the letter with his signature in which, many years after the prophecy, he came to an unholy end. This letter was found in his library after his death. Seeing this letter, ev- eryone will learn that this world is a place of admonition. When the days of calamity fall upon a man, he cannot even see when he has eyes. He had been informed before- hand that he would turn his back and stumble, and he did exactly that and could not benefit from the prophecy. Living Witnesses: Witnesses to these signs are Munshi Zafar Ahmad; Hafız Muhammad Yusuf; Muhammad Yaqub; Munshi Muhammad Khan; Abdullah Sanauri; and others. 295