The Heavenly Decree — Page 12
12 A sm a n i Fai s lah he agrees to come, I can send him the amount in advance upon his written commitment. I myself do not wish to go to Delhi for the debate, because I have witnessed the clamour of the people of Delhi and have heard their malicious and vile talk. 8 I can go as far as to say that if I avoid the debate on the death of Christ, may Allah curse me a thousand times for [being an obstacle in the path of Allah]. And if it is Shaikhul Kul Sahib who avoids the debate, let there be half the curse on him. Should he want to avoid coming in person, I can even allow him to hold the debate in writing from where he is, so that the truth can become manifest. In short, I am ready in every way, and all I await is Mi yan Sahib’s formal reply. The reason for my special interest in relation to Mi yan Sahib is that people consider him to be the superior-most in his knowledge, and he is like the root among the religious scholars of India. If the root is cut, the branches too shall invariably fall away. This debate will let the world know the arguments which Shaikhul Kul has regarding the bodily life of the Messiah as , on the basis of which he has so inflamed the public. But do remember my prediction 8 "A believer does not get stung from the same hole twice. " This is a quotation from a Hadith in S a hih Bukh a r i Kit a bul Adab, B a bu L a Yuldaghul Mu’minu Min Juhrin W ah idin. [Publisher]