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96 them courage and purity of heart and saves them from satanic filth and cowardice. Is this not exactly the same as the explanation given by Hadrat Mirza Sahib? Dear readers! Please note that in the Holy Quran where the physical and material creation of human beings is mentioned the word ‘water’ does indeed mean ‘seed’ or ‘sperm’. There are only four such verses in the Quran. There are 59 other verses where the word ‘water’ has been used and in those places it either refers to ordinary water or spiritual water, which is known as the water of the Almighty upon which His throne sits and which purifies the hearts. Whenever this type of water is mentioned, it is with refer- ence to divine revelation or the Word of God and interpretation of the divine attributes. The pure hearts that receive this water are given faith, steadfastness, truth and the love of the Almighty. Only a foul-mouthed person could think of translating these 59 verses according to the perverted concept of Maulaw i Sahib. We would also like to remind the readers that according to the Holy Quran even when the word ‘water’ is used in reference to human beings, it certainly does not carry the meaning that Maulaw i Sahib’s lexicon seems to have. For example, study the fol- lowing verse: ْلُق ْمُتْيَءَرَا ْنِا َحَبْصَا ْمُكُؤٓاَم اًرْوَغ ْنَمَف ْمُكْيِتْاَّي ٍءٓاَمِب ٍنْيِعَّم Say, ‘Tell me, if all your water were to disappear in the earth, who then will bring you clear flowing water?’ ( Sūrah al-Mulk, v. 31) Maulaw i Sahib! We challenge you to find one verse (other than