The Truth Unveiled — Page 23
23 23 Isl Iamns terliolP and compassion and not with malice or hypocrisy. Show mercy in the earth so that the heavens show mercy to you. These are not mere words; I have actually demonstrated this through my practice. I have never desired to injure an individual who seeks to cause me harm. For example, Dr Clark accused me of attempted murder but this could not be proven in a court of law. In fact, the evidence proved more detrimental to him. Afterwards, Captain Douglas, the Magistrate of District Gurdaspur, asked me if I would like to counter-sue Dr Clark, but I unreservedly declined. As a matter of fact, I even refrained from lodging a case against those Christians who, in accordance with the Court’s investigation, were proven guilty of wrongdoing. If forgiveness and compassion were not my practice, then after bearing such anguish I would most certainly have pursued the matter further. Similarly, when the Muslims of this area, acting through the Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam Lahore, sought to have the author of the booklet Ummahat-ul-Mu’minin punished and sent numerous memorials to the Lieutenant Governor Bahadur to this effect, expressing their deep outrage, even at that time, I dispatched a memorial against this. I clearly wrote that I sought no retribution from the author of Ummahat-ul-Mu’minin; rather, I considered it my obligation to sensibly pen a rebuttal. Thus, in matters such as these, there has always existed a differ - ence of opinion between myself and these people along with their clergy. They are greatly aggravated by this, but for my part I har - bour no enmity against them. ✩ In any case, I believe that they are ✩ Note: Maulvi Muhammad Husain appeared as a witness for the pros - ecution in the case brought by Dr Clark. My lawyer, Maulvi Fazl Deen,