Life of Ahmad — Page 386
DEBATE WITH ATHIM as 386 This letter was presented to the Reverend gentleman at Amritsar by a deputation consisting of Mirza Khud a Bakhsh ra , Munshi Abdul H aq ra , Hafiz Muhammad Y u suf ra , Sh. Ra h matullah ra , Maulaw i Abdul Kar i m ra , Munshi Ghulam Q a dir Fas i h ra , Miy a Ĕ Muhammad Y u suf Khan ra , Sh. N u r Ahmad ra , Miy a Ĕ Muhammad Akbar ra , Hakim Muhammad Ashraf ra , Hakim N‘imatullah ra , Maulaw i Ghulam Ahmad ra engineer, Miy a Ĕ Muhammad Bakhsh ra , Kh. N u r D i n ra and Miy a Ĕ Muhammad Ismael ra. These persons were appointed by Ahmad as as his plenipotentiaries to decide all matters of detail. The reverend missionary accepted the proposal and the following understanding was arrived at: 1. The debate will take place at Amritsar. 2. Only 20 persons of each party will be admitted, Muslim tickets being collected by Christians and vice- versa. 3. Ahmad as will represent Islam and Abdullah A thim 78 will stand for Christianity. 4. No one else will be allowed to speak. Each advocate may select three assistants but they will not speak. 5. Each party will take due notes of the proceedings for publication. 78 Mr Abdullah A thim (also Abaidyah) was born in Ambala about the year 1828. Baptised on March 28th, 1853, in Karachi and on this occasion took the name of ' A thim' or the 'sinner'. Appointed Tahsildar and served in Ajnala, Taran Taran and Batala. Served as E. A. C. in Sialkot, Ambala and Karnal.