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of their faith be exposed by the perfect teaching of Islam. It was better for them to postpone our contest and have this poisoned chalice dashed from their lips. So, in the hour of their despair they were ably assisted by Shaikh Sahib. One may assume that he himself approached them surrepti- tiously. I have drawn this inference on the basis of a letter sent to me by Dr. Clarke in which he has reproduced ar- guments from Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah and his discourse bears a striking resemblance to that of Shaikh Sahib’s. I am confi- dent that, if asked to swear an oath, Shaikh Sahib would not deny his involvement. This assumption is given further credence by [the aforementioned] advertisement issued in the N u r Afsh a ń of 12 May 1893 in the form of a supple- ment which I too have a copy of. It is as follows: You (the residents of Jandi D la) have chosen as your representative for the debate an individual (i. e. , my- self) who can scarcely be considered a Muhammadan. How could you have made such a grave error? Have you not read the edicts issued against Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian by the Muslim ulema of India and the Punjab (here Dr. Clarke reproduces these edicts): "All the answers we have given the questioner and all that we have decreed with regards to the Qadiani is correct and can be verified by the Quran, the practice of the Prophet and the sayings of the ulema. It is in- cumbent on all the Muslims to shun this Dajj a l and impostor and not to engage him in any religious prac- tices that are common among the Muslims. They must