A Maulvi writes
 

AssalamoAlaykum. Wahrehmatullahe Wabarakatu . Firstly let me introduce myself.

I am Sheikhul Hadeeth Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Abdullah of the famous Deann Book House Urdu Bazar Delhi India. My father, may God bless his soul, was born the 7th. Day of Rabi-Ussani of 1345 Hijjri who has often known as Hakeem-ul-Ummat means physician healer of the community.

We come from a very distinguished and learned family. My father has a PhD. From England and I have a BMW from Germany.

Our saintly family has been blessed with many things. I f you send $5000 to me I will send you a selection of my books.

The money will of course be used to complete the school, which my blessed great-grandfather started, and it will not be used for my villa in Kashmir (as it has been ma1iciously rumored). I am not called sheikh for nothing. I have remembered more than 5876 hadeeth and written many books at, a bakers dozen, no less.

So please send in the cash that I may continue to do so. This has no bearing on the expensive tastes of my six wives and 17 children (at the last count).

Anyway what I really wanted to do was impart some of my wisdom to you.