The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 74
T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R T WO T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R T WO 74 against the harsh words employed by Fateh Masih that the ficti- tious Christ [of the Christians] has been evaluated in compari- son, and that, too, out of utmost compulsion as this imbecile has abused the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, most vehemently inflicting pain upon my heart. I now set out the response to his letter in the following. It is as follows: My dear Priest! Formalities aside, at this moment I have very little time at my disposal, but when I saw the letter you had sent to our brother Maulaw i Abdul-Karim, I considered it fitting to personally give you the glad tidings of this journal of mine which is being written, so that you won’t have to trouble yourself much. Rest assured, the journal will be of such a calibre that you will find yourself so very pleased. Owing to those ‘kind’ regards of yours which are so plentifully found in your letter this time around, I have firmly resolved that the purpose behind publish- ing this journal is strictly to uphold your very own request; for, the article that I am now prepared to write, might have come out sometime later had I not received this letter of yours wherein you have used filthy language against the Holy Prophet, Hadrat Ayeshah Siddiqah, and Saudah. This is an immense act of kind- ness on your part in that you yourself have become the instigating agent. It is expected that the other missionaries will be immensely pleased with you, and it would be of no surprise should you even receive some promotion after the issuance of my journal. Reverend Sir! I lament your predicament as you were already so utterly wanting in the Arabic language, but you were also proven to be completely bereft with respect to those fields of science which hold some affiliation with theology, such as phys- ics and medicine. Mentioning Hadrat Ayeshah Siddiqah, Allah