Points to Ponder — Page 6
— 6 Debate Ḥ a ḍ rat Ḥakīm Maul ā n ā Nūr ud-D īn used to say that he had a teacher named Maulaw ī Raḥmatullāh , who moved to Medina later in his life. Maulawī Ra ḥ matull ā h was very pious and eminently devout, but he did not have much knowledge about the religion of Christianity. Once, a debate was arranged between him and Christians. His opponent was a clever and knowledgeable person while Maulawī Raḥmatullāh knew only the Qur’ān and Ḥadīth. Being wise and intelligent, he said, “If I present Qur’ān and Ḥ ad ī th, my opponent will say, ‘ I do not believe in them. ’ My argument should be acceptable to my opponent too, but I am not aware of any. ” Finally, he said , “Why should we seek help from people and instead let us pray as we do not have much of a choice but to pray to God. ” He then occupied himself in prayer. At about eleven in the night, someone knocked at his door. He opened the door. A man in a robe entered and said, “Tomorrow you are debating with that priest, I am also a priest, but, with regards to the unity of God, I consider you in the right. Therefore, I want you to note down some references because it is possible that you may not be aware of them. ”