The Victory of Islam — Page 63
H H A A D D R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD 63 and employment service in Lahore proper, and has rendered such attendance to me during these days of this illness of mine that it is beyond my ability to describe—are witness to this state of mine. However, it is a pity that despite every single believer being enjoined to think well of others, Maulaw i Sahib could not find a place in his heart to hold a kind thought for my apology; nay, rather—perpetrating the greatest degree of mistrust—he accused me of lying. Accordingly, I hereby document his entire account, which was published and disseminated publicly with his permis - sion by a friend of his— one Dr. Jamal-ud-Din by name—high - lighted with my replies, as follows: His Statement— I petitioned him (that is, this humble one, at the place of Aligarh) saying that the next day was Friday and to deliver the sermon, to which he even promised, but the fol - lowing morning a letter arrived stating he had been forbidden to give the sermon by means of a revelation. It is my opinion that he declined as a result of his feeble speaking ability and the fear of being cross-examined. My Statement— Apart from being suspicion—which is strictly forbidden by the Shariah and not the wont of good-natured men— the opinion of Maulaw i Sahib possesses no truth or substance. Had I claimed to receive revelation specifically on this occasion only after having come to Aligarh, then it could have certainly been a reason to doubt and it could have certainly been presumed that I was nonplussed, seeing the lofty greatness of Maulaw i Sahib’s educational standard and the grandeur of his excellences, and that I retreated by presenting an excuse and fabricating a pretence out