Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 13
T'HE RENAISSANCE OF ISLAM 13 sion with Maulvi Muhamma<i Husain on the principal points of difference between the AWe Hadees and the Hanafis. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad agreed and proceeded to Hatala and presented himself in the mosque where the discussion was to take place. At the time appointed Maulvi Muhammad Husain opened the proceedings with a statement of the doctrines in which he believed. Having heard the statement Mirza Ghulam Ahmad declared that there was nothing in it whiCh called for a refutation. This created an uproar. The Ahle Hadees interpreted this as a triumph for their side and the Hanafis were deeply chagrined and felt that they had been let down and humiliated. Thus Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in- curred the displeasure of both parties, but he was completely indifferent to the reactions of both sides. His love of truth and honesty was unaffected by the approval or disapproval of his friends or foes. He was prepared to suffer every humility and indignity with a cheerful countenanace for the sake of truth. That night he was gre,atly cheered and comforted by the divine assurance conveyed to him by way of revelation that God was pleased by the attitude that he had adopted in the matter of the discussion and that He would bless him greatly, so much so that kings would seek blessings from his gar- ments. He was also shown in a vision some of those kings, six or seven in number, mounted on their steeds. In his representation of his father from time to time in judicial proceedings he was not much concerned with the result of the particular case. He adhered to truth in all circumstances, behaved with extreme courtesy towards everyone and held aloft his principal objective which was to establish ~nd strengthen his relationship with God. In con- , nection with these proceedings he had often to proceed to Batala, Gurdasp'ur, Dalhousie, Amritsar and Lahore. These journeys had sometimes to be performed on foot or by very indifferent types of vehicles. Dalhousie was a hill station about seven thousand feet above sea level and on occasion no means of transportation was available. The distance between