Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 244
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 244 be studied as well, including Sanskrit, so that by reading the Vedas, their true essence might be exposed. Up till now, it is as if the Vedas are lying hidden. There is no authentic translation of them. If a committee translates and publishes it, then the truth will become known. The primary point is that I want Islam to reach those peo- ple and nations who are unacquainted with it, and for this, it is necessary that you have full knowledge of the languages of the people to whom you wish to take the message of Islam. The opponent cannot be completely humbled if their languages are not known, and their books are not read. The late Maulaw i Ubaidullah wrote a book named Tu h fatul- Hind. Indarman responded to this, uttered much abuse, and raised objections against Islam. Although some of his books were burned, Pandit Dayanand took the same objections and presented them. If Maulaw i Ubaidullah had read the Vedas, he would have answered them from the Vedas. So, it is necessary to learn foreign languages. 1 Education and Training of Life Devotees I also suspect that the intellectual capacities are not so good. There are but a few boys who have faculties of a high calibre. Otherwise, most get a hectic fever or tuberculosis. So boys of such weak faculties cannot bear much hard work. Accordingly, when I observe things with this in mind, I become even more concerned because, on the one hand, I want to prepare such youths who dedicate their lives to the Faith and serve religion upon graduation, but on the other hand, there are such types of difficulties. Therefore, it is necessary to give much thought to 1. Al- H akam, vol. 10, no. 4, p. 2, 3, dated 31 January 1906