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273 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and who is utterly oblivious in this respect. An intelligent one, however, and one who is educated in the matter of faith, understands that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, never belittled this trial; in reality, this is no insignificant matter. Hence the reason that I emphasise this again and again is so that the people may be informed of what confronts us. Certain periodicals have a print run of 100,000. When were the means of publication and propagation which have now presented themselves ever been available before? Before this era, show me a single periodical in refuta- tion of Islam. However, if the periodicals, newspapers and books that have been published against Islam in the present century are gathered in one place, a heap of them would stack to a height of many miles. In fact, I can say without exag- geration that this tall heap would surpass the height of the highest mountains on earth. If they were laid down in a line, they would form a line that spanned many miles. At the present time, Islam is surrounded by enemies like the martyrs of Karbala. It is a pity that even now, my opponents say that no one is needed. I do not wish to engage with those who seek to argue; I believe that it is nothing but a waste of time to argue with such people. Indeed, those who are seekers of the truth ought to come to me and stay with me, and then I shall be ready to fully satisfy them and address their concerns. But it is unfortunate that such people are nowhere to be found. In fact, our opponents seek a verdict in a few minutes—as if this is some game of religious gambling. The truth cannot be discovered in this manner. Think for yourself how much effort is being exerted by Christianity to defeat Islam. The speech that was delivered by the Bishop of Calcutta when he went to London openly expresses that no individual can be truly sincere and loyal to the British government until they are a Christian. Do speeches and discussions like these not show the extent to which such people are striving to convert others to Christianity, and show their true intentions? They clearly do not want to see a single Muslim left. The Christian missionaries have also accepted the fact that no other religion is as great an obstacle in their cause as Islam. Remember, however, that Allah the Exalted is Jealous for His religion and is true when He states: 1 َ لَهٗ لَحٰفِظُوْن الذِّكْرَ وَ اِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا اِنَّا Verily, We Ourself have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely We will be its Guardian. 1 al-Hijr, 15:10 p. 249