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found the city of Kabul on the back of a donkey. After this humiliation he was thrown into the prison together with his sons. . But he remained steadfast till the end of his life and did not budge an inch. He continued preaching the Word of God and the Traditions of the Holy Prophet". (Tareekh-i-Ahl-i-Hadeeth: by Maulana Meer Ibrahim of Sialkot: p. 445-447) (4) HAZRAT MAULANA MUHAMMAD QASIM NANAUTWI (born 1268, died 1297 Hija). Maulana Muhammad Qasim of Nanauta was a disciple of Shah Abdul Ghani of Delhi and the Founder of the famous Seminary at Deoband which was recognised as the best institution in the whole of the sub-continent for impartmg religious education. Maulana Muhammad Qasim was a formidable debator and he came out to oppose many Christian. Priests and Hindu Pundits of great repute. On account of his defence of Islam against these antagonists, he became very popular amongst the Muslims of India. He has left after him his writings of very great merit which gained popularity after their publication. His meritorious book "Tahzeer-un-Naas" abounds. in emphatic arguments on every subject that he dealt with. He has based his discussions on conclusive arguments and historical facts. But this very praiseworthy book was made the target of attacks of the opinionated and stiff-necked fanatics for their verdict of apostasy. The verdict of 'apostasy' from 'Ulemas' of the holy cities (Mecca and Medina) was also based mainly on the opinions and concepts contained in this book-Tahzeerun-Naas'. The gist of the verdict is: “. . . 'Nazeeriya' refers to Nazeer Hussain of Delhi and 'Qasimiya' refers to Qasim of Nanauta and who is the author of the book 'Tahzeer-un-Naas' and who has in this book said. "But even supposing that there appeared a prophet in his time, even then he (Holy Prophet) shall continue to be the "Khatamun-Nabiyyeen"; and even if a prophet does appear after the Holy. Prophet, his status of being the "Khatam" still remains unchanged and intact. . . " "All these people, everyone of them, are apostates and renegades and are out of the pale of Islam". (Husaam-ul-Haramain-i'Alaa Manharil-Kufr-i-Wal-main: p. 100-113) 39