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You should not conceal your tastimony, and be who does oononal is surety worked mimied"; and rớt và perfectly aware of what you do. (Burm Baqar 1. 88). IR I beg to enclose herowith a copy of the pamphlet named "Istifta. " The motive which has led nre to writo it is, that the Aryns ontertain quite a false notion that Lekh Rem was murdered at my instigation. I an inolined to excuse them for this, as they, are entirely ignorant of the supernatural origin of prophepies, and according to their beliof inspiration and revelation from God belonged only to the hoary antiquity, now they anve become extinct, in other words the Divine influence is not oternal, but a thing of the dast. Therefore they cannot reconcile the prophetic phenomenn with the present age. However a study of the pamphlet, it is hopod, will not only clear me of nay participa- Hon Utreot or indirect in Leklı Ram's murder, but will also be useful to those who dony The existence of prophetio revelation in this ago, and who consider the power of telling future ovents inconsistent with the laws of Naturo. At any rate this pamphlet will probably be intorosting and instructivo to tlioso who sincerely seak a reply to the ques- Hons ;-(1) Is there a God at all"?; (2) "If so, does Ho reveal future events to His Elite. "? I havo answered these questions by fully oxplaining such reasons as conclusively prove that the prophecy about Lekh Ram was actually revealed by God, and that it was altogether out of the provinco of man's capabilities and device. I havo repeatedly said that Lekh Ram bad challenged me to make the prophecy concerning himself which if it wera fulfilled was to be the sole criterion of the truth or falsehood of Islam and the Aryn faith. And when the propiacy was made, both the parties agreed to give it a very wide publication and awaited the result most anxiously . At Inst it has been most clearly and definitely fulfilled. The most curious phase of the prophecy, which has been very thoroughly disoussed in these pages, is, that it was pub- lished in clear and unequivocal words in the "BURAHIN-I- AHMADIYAH" about soventeen yours ago when Lekh lam was a mero boy of twelve or thirteen years. The readers of this pamphlet must onrefully consider this fact which, I beleive, will improve their faculty of discernment, and by clearly shewing them the difference between Divine and haman powers, will settle their thoughts and satisfy their minds. It would not be out of place to invito your attention to another of my books- "STRAI-I-MONIR" OF "TUR BRIGUT SUN," which deals with this important question fromf another point of view. All the prophecios which were inade and literally falfilled before Lekh Ram's dentlı, have been collected therein, aid a few of them concerned some other Aryas who are still alive to boar testimony to what they experienced in tlieir own cases If any of my readors beforo altoinpting a reply to this pamphlet should like to 'see the "SIRAJ-I-MUNIR" it shall be sent to him with great pleasure. • Inlufta is su Arabid word and siteaus to consult a leardod man for an opinion. Facsimile of the original letter's English translation that was published in Istiftā in May 1897