A Hidden Truth — Page 41
41 More importantly, even in the Hadith in Mishkat, Kitab-ul-Iman , on page 3 where the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has elaborated the meaning of Islam and which is a narration transmitted by both Bukhari and Muslim, lam has been used as a particle for the word ajab. The words of the Hadith are: َ ِ ﻋ ْ ﺠ َ ﺒـ َ ﻨ ُ ﺎ ﻟ ُﻪ ُﻳَﺴْﺄَﻟُﻪ ﻗُﻪ وَﻳُﺼَﺪ 31 Here min has not been used as the particle for ajab, rather the preposition lam has been used. Here ajabna lahu has been stated, not ajabna minhu. Now Batalvi Sahib ought to explain whether in the sight of the learned this is humiliation for a person who is known as a Maulvi ; indeed, what else could this possibly be termed? Moreover, he ought to also give the edict as to whether this humiliation ought to be referred to as ‘instant disgrace’ or should some other name be given? The spiteful Sheikh, in his intense malice, has in an There have been many shocking incidents, but I am astonished at how Ahmad, Scorns me as the times have changed and as I have become poor. [Publisher] 31 We were surprised at his first posing a question to him and then affirming that he had spoken the truth. [Publisher]