After the publication of Braheen-e-Ahmadiyya Volume 4, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad devised a challenge that he sent out by registered mail to 250 religious and temporal leaders. The plan was:
- Send out a registered letter to various religious and temporal leaders asking them to stay in Qadian for one year
- If they did not respond to this letter, their names would be published in volume 5 of the book.
- If they did not witness a Divine sign within the year, they would be compensated at the rate of 200 rupees per month of their stay (2,400 rupees for the year).
- If they could not come themselves, they could send an agent.
- If they desired to accept the compensation challenge, they must seek permission before coming.
Pandit Lekhram accepted this challenge in [1885] but Mirza rejected the acceptance on the grounds that he was not a leader of his people and that he should produce signatures and attestations from his followers. When Pandit Lekhram proved that he was a leader of the Arya Samaj and was known and respected throughout the land, Mirza accepted but asked him to deposit 2,400 rupees himself as a counter-deposit in case he did witness a sign but did not accept it.
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