Life of Ahmad — Page 49
as EARLY LIFE 49 what he meant by it. The missionary failed to do so and concluded by saying that he had not studied logic. The Rev. Mr. Butler, M. A. , was a very learned Christian missionary and he had arguments with Ahmad as on several occasions. This missionary used to live near the village of Gohadpur. Once he asserted that Jesus as was born of a virgin so that he might inherit no sin from Adam as. Ahmad as pointed out that Mary as had already inherited the sin, if there was any, and moreover, that as it was Eve who caused Adam’s as expulsion from paradise, Jesus as should have been born without a mother also in order to be sinless according to Christian beliefs. The missionary had no reply to this. Mr. Butler liked Ahmad as very much and always spoke to him with courtesy and respect. Before going home he specially went to the Sialkot court to see Ahmad as who was sitting there on a mat on the floor like the rest of his fellow-workers. Mr. Butler seated himself by his side and, having talked with Ahmad as , said good-bye to him. Mirza Mur a d Baig 5 of Jullundur, whose poetic name was Mawa hh ad, told Ahmad as that Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan of Aligarh had written a commentary on the Bible (1862) and that if he wrote to him it would be most useful. Ahmad as , thereupon, wrote to Sir 5 He used to come to Sialkot and later to Qadian to consult Ahmad as on religious matters. Often would he put before Ahmad as objections raised by Christians against Islam; and having learnt the answers he wrote articles in the Mansh u r-e-Muhammad i in defence of the Faith.