Life of Ahmad — Page 254
THE PHARISEE OF BATALA as 254 and unable to carry on the discussion he may do so on my behalf. 6. If you are going to the south of India, would it not be better to hold this meeting at Ludhiana, which is on your way. Thus I would be saved the hardship of undertaking a journey in my weak state of health. Otherwise I am willing to come to any place which Maulaw i Abdur Ra h m a n and Ghaznavi mullahs like. ' In the same letter (dated March 8th, 1891, written from Iqbal Ganj, Ludhiana) Ahmad as suggested on further consideration that the meeting should take place at Amritsar on March 23rd. He also informed Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra and wrote to him that it was no use holding a secret meeting with opponents who had already, openly and publicly, condemned him and declared him to be a Kafir. Ahmad as also asked him to reach Amritsar on the 23rd. It is clear from the above that Ahmad as , like all the great reformers of the world, was anxious to bring mankind back to God. That was his central interest and concern. If Muhammad Husain or anyone else wanted to see him in private with a view to understanding his message, he was quite willing. If there was any possibility of approaching honest seekers after truth through a discussion or a meeting he was ready for it. He promised Muhammad Husain (vide his letter dated March 14th, 1891, from Ludhiana, Muhalla Iqbal Ganj) that he would present