thirteen years. The readers of this pamphlet, must carefully consider this fact which, I believe, will improve their faculty of discernment, and by cleary shewing them the difference between Divine and human powers, will settle their thoughts and satisfy their minds. It would not be out of place to invite your attention to another of my books-'SIRAJ-I-MUNIR' or 'THE BRIGHT SUN,'- which deals with this important question from another point of view. All the prophecies which were made and literally fulfilled before Lekh Ram's death, have been collected therein, and a few of them concerned some other Aryas who are still alive to bear testimony to what they experienced in their own cases. If any of my readers before attemting a reply to this pamphlet should like to see the 'SIRAJ-I-MUNIR' it shall be sent to him with great pleasure. I should also mention that those Maulvies, who like the Aryas, bewildered by the too accurate and unexpected fulfilment of the prophecy, and who being utterly devoid of spirtuality are befogged by doubt, will find it worth their while to persue this book. I send this pamphlet to you so that after a careful consideration of the arguments I have given, you may give your impartial opinion as to the following points:- Has the prophecy about Lekh Ram been acutally fulfilled? If so can it be said that the prophecy is suprernatural, that is, neither a design of man nor a mere accident, but a special manifestaion of the Divine powers, which may be termed a revealed prophecy? And communicate the same with your arguments in support of your views to Your ever faithful, Kadian: MIRZA GHULAM AHMED Dated 1st May 1897 Chief of Kadian, Gurdaspur District Punjab. Istifta is an Arabic word and means to cosult a learned man for an opinion