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leaders, I am enabled to discharge my duty peacefully. How can I then help but be grateful? Unless I express my gratitude to this government I cannot be judged as an appreciative person who has adequately expressed his gratitude to the Almighty. If I attempt to hide this fact I would be unjust. Opportunities and freedom for propagation of Islam are equal to those provided to the Christian clergy for propagation of their faith. Whereas I have financial problems, for the publication of the Bible, and falsehood and the Gospels the Christian scholars have access to hundreds of thousands of rupees that are contributed by European Christians. As in the matter of their faith Muslims themselves have been negligent it is not the British Government but they themselves who are at fault. At a time when help is needed, based on a pack of lies and their hypocritical conjectures, they waste their time. They remain engaged in promoting their worldly station and position and do not realize that currently Islam is surrounded by opponents when every other faith has jumped into the arena. This is the time to serve Islam by presenting logical arguments and thus rebutting all kinds of criticism. This is the time to prove to our own and all others the truth of the Holy Quran. This is the time to foster respect for the Words of the Illustrious God. In this contest between truth and falsehood we must use our best endeavors to ensure that the victorious banner remains in the hands of Islam. With all our heart and soul we must strive to free all those who have been imprisoned by Christian whims and prevent others from destruction through disorder and apostasy. This is the task that has been entrusted to me. With open arms both Europe and Japan are waiting for these gifts and America is also waiting for an invitation from us and if we remain idle now it will be tantamount to being unproductive. In short this is the task that has been entrusted to me and I wish and hope that He 23