Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 194
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 194 He further said: I had written that lecture concisely with the specific audience in mind, and in accord with the rules they had published and the exigencies of the occasion. However, since they did not observe their own published rules and cared naught for their own proclamations, and repeated those same old questions that have been responded to again and again, and did so to torment our hearts, I had to extend the book to answer all the questions by adding an epilogue. He further said: The difficulty is that these people have sworn not to read my book. They have covered their eyes with a veil of ignorance, naivety, and prejudice. They do not read any book of mine, do not accept any arguments, and keep raising incessant questions. In this book, I have answered their questions in great detail and if anyone studies it as a sincere seeker of truth, he will find it sufficient. The Promised Messiah as also said in the course of his discourse: Polygamy is the only issue left in the hands of Aryas these days to spread misapprehensions against Muslims. Due to their own ignorance they are unaware of its wisdom and essence and so they go on raising objections, whereas the present age is pro- claiming aloud by its very state of being that polygamy is indeed sorely needed. The Aryas have also felt this need. In short, the need has been acknowledged by everyone— now there remains the issue as to the way in which we have addressed this need and what course has been devised by the Aryas to satisfy this need. So those two methods are polygamy