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335 impact on the gathering that the man elected to be the chairman, stood up on the spot and declared that the arguments advanced by Syed Muhammad Sarwar Sh a h were so convincing that to believe that Jesus was alive was nothing but a blasphemous idea. Syed Muhammad Sarwar Sh a h spoke next on the truth of the claim of the Promised Messiah as in the light of the Holy Quran. Maulav i San a ull a h sought shelter under A ha d i th , the veracity of which were of doubtful character. When he felt he was completely cornered, he started openly abusing the Promised Messiah as and began using filthy language of which he was an undoubted master and Syed Muhammad Sarwar Sh a h could not compete with him in the use of vile language. The audience consisted mainly of villagers and it was easier for them to enjoy the filthy language than to relish a speech made on intellectual plank; however, the biographer of Maulav i San a ull a h completely omitted to mention the occurrence of this debate where the Maulav i was humiliated and cornered. When Syed Muhammad Sarwar Sh a h returned to Qadian with his colleagues after two days and narrated the whole story, the Promised Messiah as was happy to learn that his nominee had ably presented the arguments. The Book The reason of writing this book by the Promised Messaih as was to provide an answer to the assertions made by Maulav i San a ull a h. The Promised Messiah as took note of three assertions made by Maulav i San a ull a h at the debate: 1. All the prophecies of the Promised Messiah as proved false. 2. He was ready for a Mub a halah with the Promised Messiah as. 3. The I‘j a zul-Mas ih - one of the outstanding Arabic contributions of the Promised Messiah as - was an ordinary