The Truth Unveiled — Page 18
18 18 Islasm ntals eriosP urPsb To summarise, my teaching is exactly as I have stated here by way of illustration. My community is a group of such respectable, modest and virtuous individuals that I can never even conceive that the government would deem them a threat, or suspicious in terms of behaviour and conduct. It is the good fortune of my com - munity that no uncivilised, ignorant, and ill-mannered persons have been drawn towards me. Instead, my community is full of decent, esteemed and educated persons; Indian officials as well as civil servants working in respectable posts. Prejudiced and igno - rant Muslims who are narrow-minded, and who are overpowered by barbaric and carnal passions, being short-sighted, have noth - ing to do with this community. Rather, they look upon it with enmity and hatred; they are engaged in scheming to wound our sentiments and go on proclaiming that we are heretics. The third section relates to my affairs and it is imperative that I convey this to the government, as it has to do with the claims that I have made regarding religion on the basis of revelation. In this connection, certain miscreant and self-interested parties have presented these claims maliciously in their newspapers and maga - zines; they have made false statements and have relied on fabrica - tions. I trust that there is not much need in the way of a reasoned discourse to convince my enlightened government that since time immemorial, it has been the law of nature that in order to increase government, I was declared a heretic. Syed Ahmad Khan knew very well that I am an ardent well-wisher of the British government and a peace-loving individual. That is why I included the name of Syed Sahib as a witness in my favour during the lawsuit of Dr Clark. —Author * And may the curse of Allah be upon the hypocrites. [Publisher]