The Truth Unveiled — Page 63
63 63 Isl Iamns terliolP conferred favour upon us by removing our hurdles immediately upon their entry into the Punjab, after which our mosques were once again attended, our madrasas were opened, and we began to preach in public. Thousands of people from other religions began to enter Islam. So if I were to hold the belief, as does Muhammad Husain, that we submit to the government only due to political expediency, i. e. out of hypocrisy and that our hearts lie with the Sultan who is the Khalifah of Islam and our religious leader; and that to reject his being the Khalifah and to disobey him would be tantamount to disbelief, then undoubtedly I would be a hid - den traitor to the British government and disobedient to God Almighty. It is strange that the government has not ascertained the truth of this matter and still lends an ear to such a hypocrite who says one thing to them and whispers something entirely dif - ferent into the ears of Muslims. I respectfully request this emi - nent government to pay close attention to this individual’s cir - cumstances. He follows a course of hypocrisy and attributes to me the rebellious ideas that he himself entertains. Finally, it is important to write that this individual has hurled vile abuse at me and incited Muhammad Bakhsh Jafar Zatalli to do the same. He has sought to humiliate me by fabricating all sorts of lies. So I call on God who knows the secrets of the heart and by whose hand justice is dispensed, that this individual also suffer the same disgrace that he sought to bring upon me through his false accusations, to the extent that he even misstated the facts, so as to portray me as a traitor to this benign government. I do not desire for him that he suffer any other humiliation except