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dren Besides all this he loved to read. In addition to studying the medical books, he liked to read religious books. He was well versed in theological knowledge. Besides the Holy Quran, he had studied the Bible He would converse with his colleagues, the doctors and the nurses, in the hght of the Holy Quran. He would tell them what 1s contained in the Holy Quran He would establish the superiority of the Holy Quran over the Bible Quite often he would buy several copies of the Holy Quran and give them as gifts to his fellow workers Additionally, he liked to indulge in the da'ee elallah project. He would hardly miss an opportunity. It was impossible for him to let an opportunity go unavailed. lWo weeks before his martyrdom there was a meeting of the Khuddam inside the Detroit mosque and the Presi- dent inquired if any Khadim would spare time to preach among the people Spontaneously Dr. Muzatrar said his name and phone number should be furnished as he would like to preach. consequently, a few days before the convention a black American youth called on the phone at his residence He requested directions and ar- rived at our residence. Despite being extremely busy at the hospital, Dr. Muzatrar hurriedly reached his house. The boy arrived at 5 o'clock. He left at 9. He had talked to him for quite some time on the excuse of preachings. During this period he treated him most courteously at the dinner table. He put him wise about Ahmadiyyat and brought home to him its truth. He preached him for full four hours. Having treated him nicely, he presented him a copy of the Holy Quran and commentary. Or Muzaffar was immensely happy when the youth told him that he would attend the convention. The youth, while leaving, promised to come again on Tuesday. Dr. Muzaffar had purchased a house a month earlier and he had wished to accommodate the guests of the convention and so the first to come was Mirza Afzal. a Missionary from Chicago. The black American youth unexpectedly arrived on Mon- day instead of Tuesday. He came at 9 p. m. He rang the bell at the door. Dr. Muzatrar went to welcome him at the door. He brought him inside and introduced him to Mirza Afzal. He requested him to supplicate for the youth as he was already preaching him This time the youth wanted to leave after a few seconds. On his first visit he had purposely fell his hat. Dr. Muzaffar went to see him off at the door. He was just coming back when he fired from the door at Dr Muzaffar. He shot five times: once on the area between the head and the neck, second on his cheek as he turned to see the youth, third was on the wrist, fourth one was at the wall, fifth went at the noor and reached the basement. It was from here that the blooddrops of Dr. Muzaffar reached the basement. It was in this way that the youth attacked the innocent with five bullets at his own house at 9 p. m on the 8th of August 1983 lnnalillahe wa inna elaihe rajeoon. Here is a verse sent by Lahore Jamaal for Dr Muzaffar: Come see the zeal of the lovers to shed their blood; Come witness the abundance of blood in this path Here is he all by himself to contest with heresy; Just watch the zeal of his fOilh After killing Dr. Muzaffar the youth and his accom- plice (who was sitting in a car which had been parked some seven to eight houses away in the park) went to Laiq Butt's house while their elders were coming on hearing the news of the murder of Dr. Muzaffar. Many children and others were present in the basement in connection with the convention. So they (the youth and his companion) ignited a bomb at the house of Laiq Butt. Miraculously, one end of the bomb got entangled with the window and the bomb did not work. It was due to the mercy of God that several people remained unhurt The two American youths got their gas cylinders re- fueled at a gas station (the receipts were found afterwards in their car) The couple carried the cylinders to the Detroit mosque in order to set 1t on fire. As the mosque happened to be situated on a busy road, the black Ameri- cans entered the mosque stealthily from the door at the back. They did set fire after entry therein Having accom- plished this they tried to come out by the same door by which they had entered; they found it locked (without a lock) by the mercy of God, all their efforts failed to open the door. In order to save their lives, they went into the toilet. They were suffocated by the gases and breathed therr last. When the poltce spotted them, their tongues and eyes were bulging out On being informed by the police Mirza Afzal along with other members of the Jamaal went inside to identify the two dead youths. They recognized one youth who had ktlled Dr Muzaffar and the second who was his accomplice In this way the two met their end Despite so many obstructions a one-day convention was held at the directive of Hazur This was attended by people in thousands. It did elicit the glory of Or. Muzaffar's martyrdom Hazrat Khalifatul Masih, while commenting on the martyrdom of Dr. Muzaffar, said· "Do not refer to the martyr as dead; he is alive. Do not step backward even by an inch from the path which this faithful man traversed and advanced so much ahead. " He further observed· "Should you see through insight you will find that Muzaf- far is still alive, in fact he attained an extended life. Peace be on you, o Muzaffar, peace be on you 0 MuzalTar (rev- elation of the Promised Messiah) Behind you are rest- lessly waiting thousands of Muzatrars to occupy your place. You who have extinguished the name of life of Muzaffar, actually have served him a cup of eternal life. While he earned a ltfe, you have been doomed to death. " (Friday sermon, August 12, 1983. ) In this connection the comprehensive sermon of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV dated August 13, 1983, 1s historical and is in memory of this faithful believer. Khuddam- ul -Ahmadiyya U. S. A. - 23