true Muslim leader in India please answer ? The whole
situation clearly points to the fact that there is, absolutely
no hope of India's salvation, national, social and political,
except through open, sustained and effective work of moral
and spiritual regeneration and reformation of India.
We have, however, honestly tried to present the Quran
and its prophet in a most sublime light in the following
pages. Strictly consistent with that position is our defence
of Satyartha Prakash, which is equally honest and true.
The Satyartha Prakash is a Book of religious teachings. It is
strictly a religious scripture, and is no less sacred to the Hindus
than the Bible is to the Christians, and the Quran is to the
Mohammedans, as writes Mahatma Gandhiji in
Harijan
of
the 3rd inst. The Sind Government ha.s committed a most
serious sinful crime by banning that sacred book and ordering
the forfeiture of its copies. To say that the Hindus should be
punished if they have with them a copy of their scripture is
something most unheard of and cruel. We most earnestly
urge
the Sind Government to withdraw the ban immediately.
The ban shall have to be removed, and that too- very early.
We offer our respectful thanks to Shri Swami Prem
Bhikshu Ji Maharaj, Mahatma Khushhal Chand Ji Anand,.
and Pt. Ram Gopal Ji Shastri for the very kind encourage-
ments we receive from them.
Lahore. 18-7-2003
4-11-1946
C. PA 11AMESWAIIAN