The book was allegedly sexually explicit. This is a book about sexual practices and marriage rites of the people of Middle East ( Levant). The Scented Garden: Anthropology of the Sex Life in the Levant The book purportedly contained stereotypes. The book is about Hinduism, caste and phallicism. The book is a memoir of the author's time in British India as a veteran soldier. This illustrated book was famously called 'the report of a drain inspector' by Mahatma Gandhi. In 1933, it was banned by the British colonial government. It drew protests from Muslim religious leaders. This collection of stories by Sajjad Zaheer, Ahmed Ali, Rashid Jahan and Mahmud-uz-Zafar was published in 1932. It also dealt with the harsh effects of the climate on the missionaries. The novel questioned the work of American missionaries in India. Max Wylie, the creator The Flying Nun TV show, researched this book while teaching in Lahore. Ilm-ud-din's defence lawyer was Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The murderer, a Muslim youth named Ilm-ud-din, was sentenced to death and the sentenced was carried out on 31 October 1929. On 6 April 1929, the publisher was murdered. The court declared that law does not prohibit satirical writings about the deceased and the publisher was acquitted with a warning. The publisher, Raj Pal, was charged under 153A of the Indian Penal Code for hate speech by the Punjab government. The booklet purportedly described Prophet Muhammad's relationship with women.

In May 1924, this Urdu booklet was published in Lahore.

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