Hazrat Sahibzadah Abdul-Lateef (ra)

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83 infidel. Accordingly, no documents were shown to the Ameer. An individual narrated the eyewitness account of the debate later as he was a participant in the discussions. Hazrat Sahibzadah Abdul-Lateef ’s arguments were in line with the Holy Quran and Hadith. The clerics had nothing to offer except a few references. They could not coun- ter the arguments of Hazrat Sahibzadah Abdul- Lateef ra because they could not match his schol- arly abilities. Truly, all the clerics combined did not know the Holy Quran so well as did. Finally, they objected that he was against jihad, which was true because it was the teach- ing of the Promised Messiah as that this age is not for wielding the sword; rather it calls for Debate with the clerics