Life of Ahmad — Page 391
as DEBATE WITH ATHIM 391 falsehood should not pass for truth, especially in a case where parties earnestly seek and are also honestly prepared to submit themselves entirely to Divine judgment. If, however, the Christians were not prepared for this, he would do so on his part. Dr. Clark issued a leaflet printed at the American Mission Press, Ludhiana, on May 12th; it was also published in a supplement of the N u r Afsh a Ĕ of the same day. It was addressed to the Muslims of Jandiyala, pointing out to them that Ahmad as was not a Muslim at all. Muhammad Husain’s fatwas were also referred to, the object being that the Jandiyala Muslims should disown Ahmad as so that the Christians could avoid meeting Ahmad as and technically save their face. But the Muslims of Jandiyala knew the real advocate of Islam and they flatly refused to be befooled. They stuck to Ahmad as. Abdullah A thim had given a written undertaking to Ahmad as on May 9th, that he would accept Islam if Ahmad as or anyone else proved, by a miracle or otherwise, that the Quran was really from God (vide page 9). Ahmad as had already offered to be put to death, according to the Bible, if he was proved to be false. If the law of the land did not permit his being put to death he would forfeit all his property. The whole correspondence was published in a booklet entitled H ujjatul Islam. (May 8th, 1893, Riy ad -e-Hind Press, Amritsar).