The Riots of 1953 — Page 88
88 Q. What did you say? A. I said it was embarrassing for me at that stage as my name had already been announced as a speaker, but that if I had not been in that position I would have gladly complied with his suggestion and would not have gone. To Court:- Q. Was this a public meeting? A. Yes. To councel (continued):- Q. Was this the first public meeting which your community held? A. No. There had been several meetings at Rabwah and other places. Q. Does the “Alfazl”, dated the 31st May 1952, correctly report your speech which you delivered on the 18th May? A. Yes, substantially. The headings are not mine. Q. Did you during your discussion with Khwaja Nazim-ud-Din tell him that you considered him a kafir from the religious point of view? A. I do not think our conversation ever took the turn of discussing this specific question but I may have generally explained to him the doctrinal difference on that point. Q. Khwaja Nazim-ud-Din has stated in his evidence in Court as follows:- “I definitely remember that in the course of a discussion with him, Chaudhri Muhammad Zafarullah Khan had mentioned it to me that according to his aqida I was a kafir but that, for political, social and other purposes I could be treated by him as a Musalman. ” Did you say this?