Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 380
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 380 of the police etc. The late Miyan Muhammad Khan, who was very sincere and loving towards me became angry, but I stopped him as it is against my moral principles to react in that same way. In short, I have had enough experience in Lahore, Amritsar, Delhi, Sialk0t, etc. to know that this method is not free from mischief, and it has greater risk of violence. We were pelted with stones in Amritsar and one stone even hit my son. Some of my friends were hit with shoes. 1 ِ ْن ی ُلْدَغ ُ الْمُؤْمِن ُ مِن ْ جُحْر ٍ وَّاحِد ٍ مَّرَّتَ ی َ ل ِ ْن ی ُلْدَغ ُ الْمُؤْمِن ُ مِن ْ جُحْر ٍ وَّاحِد ٍ مَّرَّتَ ی َ ل [‘A believer is not bitten from the same hole twice’], so how can I try the previously tested method again? The second big flaw is that in oral discussion, the transcrib- ers can do whatever they like. They have the pen in their hand, they can make a mountain out of a molehill if they so choose. Then, there are some evil-natured people of the type who are explained things for hours, but because they do not have much opportunity to ponder during the course of an oral discourse and since the oral conversations are spontaneous and reactive, they do not leave a lasting impact. Therefore, I was forced to eschew this approach. In the course of my writing, I have penned seventy to seven- ty-five detailed books in order to communicate the arguments comprehensively. Each one of them is so comprehensive in its own right that it is not possible that if any seeker of truth and seeker of research reads them carefully, he would not find enough material to decide between the truth and falsehood. In my lifetime, I have collected a mighty treasure of knowledge and I have disseminated it as far as it was possible. They have also been read by both, my friends and foes alike. The spoken word has a short lifespan. One does not get a chance to deliberate in its course. 1. S a hih al-Bukh a ri, Kit a bul-Adab, Hadith 6133 [Publisher]