Inspiring Events in the Field of Tabligh — Page 33
33 A Late Master Mu ™ ammad Shaf ī ‘ Aslam has related that once he was having a debate with a Hindu Pundit. He tried to play a trick with Master Mu ™ ammad Shaf ī ‘ Aslam and sent a piece of paper on which he had written some sentences in English language. He asked Master Mu ™ ammad Shaf ī ‘ Aslam to reply to his questions before starting the debate. He was under the impression that as Master Mu ™ ammad Shaf ī ‘ Aslam did not know English, he will not be able to reply his question and will be embarrassed in public. This will give the Pundit a chance to ridicule him before the audience. But God granted wisdom to Master Mu ™ ammad Shaf ī ‘ Aslam and he wrote a few sentences in Arabic and sent the paper to the Pundit saying that this was the answer to his question. Poor Pundit did not know a word of Arabic. He asked the public as to what Master Mu ™ ammad Shaf ī ‘ Aslam had written. At this, Master Mu ™ ammad Shaf ī ‘ Aslam said, this poor Pundit can not even understand a few words he had written as answer to his question, how will he carry on the long debate with him? Thus his trick was reverted on him. [13]