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not seek his companionship, extend to him the greet- ing of peace, invite him or accept his invitation to tra- ditional Islamic ceremonies, pray behind him or ob- serve his funeral prayer. He is like a virus that afflicts the faith. He is a Dajj a l, an impostor, accursed, a here- tic, outside the pale of Islam, a disbeliever, nay the most foul disbeliever, wily, deceived by Satan and the deceiver of others, banished from the Sunnah and the Muslim community, the greatest Dajj a l and one who uses religion to feed his material appetite. " For a full account one can procure a copy of Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah by Maulaw i Ab u Sa‘ i d Muhammad H ussain Sahib at a cost of 1 rupee and 50 paisas from Lahore. That you have overlooked this tract is indeed mystifying. Bravo! You and the people of -DQGLDOD have committed a grave af- front by choosing as your religious leader one whose funeral prayer cannot even be observed. How could you have been so deceived? It would be worthwhile to consider how the cleric may have profited from Bat a lw i Sahib and his Ish a ‘atus- Sunnah and indeed how my other opponents may also have benefitted from this affair. [But before turning to this, I would like] to express my satisfaction at the fact that when the devoted people of Jandi D la read this pernicious letter their resolve did not falter and Mi a ń Muhammad Bukhsh Sahib gave the Christians a stirring riposte arguing that no faith, including Christianity, was free from internecine disputes. He further retorted that