Life of Ahmad — Page 257
as THE PHARISEE OF BATALA 257 They wanted to have and arrange just an exchange of views with the object of understanding the real situation. So Hafiz Muhammad Yusuf sent Miy a Ĕ Rajab D i n to Muhammad Husain with the same message with his personal letter (published in the Punjab Gazette , dated April 25th, 1891). Miy a Ĕ Rajab D i n prevailed upon Muhammad Husain and he promised to come. Miy a Ĕ Rajab D i n again went, the following morning, with Muhammad Chatt u to fetch Muhammad Husain and he reached the house of Munshi Am i r D i n at 6:30 a. m. It appears that this meeting lasted about three hours. There were present there Maulaw i Abdullah Taunk i , Sh. Khud a Bakhsh, Khan Bah a dur Sayyid Faq i r Jam a l D i n, Maulaw i Abdul ‘Az i z, Maulaw i Abdur Ra h m a n and others. Most of the time was spent by Muhammad Husain in asking Maulaw i Sahib technical definitions which had little or no bearing on the claims of Ahmad as. Munshi Muhammad D i n, a B. A. student of Aligarh, recorded the questions and answers. I give here three of them which seem to be the most relevant ones: Muhammad Husain: Has Prophethood been terminated or not? Maulaw i Sahib: Law-bearing prophethood has been terminated. No person can bring a new law. Muhammad Husain: Can there be a new Prophet who brings no new law but follows the law of Muhammad and is called a Prophet, like the Israelite Prophets who followed the Torah and were called Prophets?