The Heavenly Decree — Page 11
11 he desist from calling me 'kafir , kafir'. Albeit, in order to hide his humiliation for having avoided the debate, he published false announcements in which he wrote that he had kept inviting me for a debate till the end and had also been ready to take the oath, but it was I who had been afraid of him and had not come out to face him. Such falsehood from one calling himself Mi yan Sahib and Shaikhul Kul * ! How should I say 7 with regard to him? May God Almighty have mercy on him. Readers, if you possess the light of discernment, you can understand that all this is a baseless lie and depraved boastfulness of Mi yan Sahib and his followers. I published announcement after announce- ment that Mi yan Sahib should come forward and debate the death of Christ with me. And it was for this very purpose that I stayed on in Delhi for one full month at great cost and inconvenience. A discerning person can well understand that if Mi yan Sahib was truly sincere in holding a debate, why should I have shied away? It is said that truth knows no fear. I am as ready for a debate on the death of Christ now, as I was then. If Mi yan Sahib agrees to come to Lahore for the debate, I shall bear all his personal travel expenses. If * The greatest Islamic scholar and teacher; literally, it means the most learned teacher of all. [Publisher] 7 The reference seems to point to the verse: (May the curse of Allah be upon those who lie). (The Holy Quran, A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:62) [Publisher]