The Devotion of Life — Page 501
501 Upon hearing this answer, the Syrian lawyer was dumbfounded. (Faith-Inspiring Incidents of Heavenly Support in the Field of Preaching, p. 20) Cunning of an Opponent Reversed upon Himself The late Master Muhammad Shafi Aslam Sahib ra has related: “I was once involved in a debate with a Hindu Pandit. Cunningly, he sent me a document written in English and asked me to respond to the document first. His intention was that I would not be able to read English, and then he would claim to the audience that the Maulvi cannot even read his writing, so how can he debate with him. God Almighty, through His sheer Mercy, guided me to counteract the Pandit’s cunning plan. I took a piece of paper, and after writing a couple of lines in Arabic in response to his note, sent it to the Pandit. Since the Pandit did not know Arabic, he was very perplexed and said, “What is written here?” Then I, at once, said to the audience, ‘Look, he cannot even read my handwriting, so how is he going to debate with me?’ By the Grace of God, the Pandit’s cunning scheme was reversed upon him. ” (Faith-Inspiring Incidents of Heavenly Support in the Field of Preaching)