Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 51
Religious Opposition in Bhera Although Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deenra was an extremely successful physician, his religion always came first and he would go out of his way to defend Islam. He was not only a learned scholar of Islam, but he was also extremely righteous. At that time, ignorant maulawis dominated the religious scene in India. These so called 'learned' maulawis poisoned the minds of innocent people, taking them away from the true teachings of Islam, much like they do today. They would argue with Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra frequently, but since they were never successful in outsmarting him, they began to see him as a threat. They even threatened to make his life difficult if he did not back down and agree with them. What offended the maulawis most was that Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra used