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! ! 45 consider Haz rat Mirza Sahib as to be more exalted in status than him. ’ T o which he had no response [except for], ‘Go from here. Y ou have lost your mind. ’ ” There are countless other exampl es which show us that if someone firm ly grasps the truth, no one can stan d up to them. Truth is a sword and who m so ever holds it, can sever the head of their adversary. Ev en if a child wields it, the child will cer tainly leave the [the enemy] wounded. Similarly, even though an educated person will be significantly more effective against an adversary, an illiterate person who understands th ei r religion , will inevitably triumph. Therefor e, those women who are illiterate should learn some basic arguments and take advantage of every opportunity to preach to women. Opportunities for Preaching These days, women can take advantage of tremendous opportunities to preach [while traveling] in trains. On my way here, my friends informed me that a Christian woman had been speaking with a Muslim woma n , who was unable to give the Christian woman a [satisfactory] response. I sent someone from my family to the cabin , briefly outlining that the Christian woman would initially criticize her for being Muslim, at which she should respond in such and such manner. And if she [ the Christian ] does not, she herself should raise such and such an objection. However, I unwi ttingly forgot to tell her the foremost objection Christians present and our response in turn. When she arrived there, she [the Christian woman] raised that very objection. A t some point durin g one of the dars I had given to women, I had elucidated upon this response, which she [the Muslim woman] presented before the Christian woman. The Christian woman claimed, “ I t is written in your Holy Qur’ān that women do not have a soul. Therefore, they will not be rewarded for their deeds. ” She replied, “ It is clearly written in the Holy Qur’ān that no believing m a n or wom a n ’s deeds will go to waste; rather they will be rewarded. Where did you get th e n otion that a woman has no soul? ” The Christian woman replied, “ This statement exists in the Holy Qur’ān. You apparently know nothing of it. ” She [ the Muslim ] said, “ I present ed a verse from the Holy Qur’ān to you , and you say that I am ignorant ? If there is