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38 Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen Mahmood Ahmad Christian delegation from Najran who came to visit the Holy Prophet s as. According to historical records, the group in question used disrespectful language during a discussion with the Holy Prophet s as. When it was time for their prayer, some of them stood up to leave the mosque to offer their prayer service elsewhere. However, the Holy Prophet s as encouraged them to remain in the mosque and offered them space to perform their prayer. As a result, the Christian delegation placed their crosses before them and conducted their worship inside the mosque. 17 Today, mosques and temples are a source of strife, but the Holy Prophet s as permitted the Christians to offer worship in the mosque as per their rituals. Given the Holy Prophet’s s as practical example, our community announced that non-Muslims are free to visit the London mosque. Still, some Muslims objected to it, saying, ‘This is not a mosque, but rather a dharamshala. ’ 18 This was the conduct of the Holy Prophe t s as towards non-Muslims. How can anyone allege that he took lives or inflicted cruelty? Would such a person allow 17 Zurqani , Muhammad Abdul Baqi, vol 4, p. 41, Egypt, 1909 [Publishers] 18 A shelter for travellers or a hostel [Publishers]