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The Truth Revealed English translation of Sachch a’i k a I z h a r (Urdu) by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi as.© Islam International Publications Ltd.First Edition (Urdu): 1893 English Edition: UK 2010 Published by: Islam International Publications Ltd.'Islamabad' Sheephatch Lane, Tilford, Surrey GU10 2AQ United Kingdom Printed in UK at: Raqeem Press 'Islamabad' Tilford, Surrey GU10 2AQ     

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 Contents  Introduction v Publishers’ Note vii A Narrative of the Help Received by the Christian Clergy Regarding Certain Theological Matters from Shaikh Muhammad H ussain Bat a lw i Sahib’s Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah 1 A General Notice 5 The Removal of a Misgiving Harboured by Dr.Martyn Clarke 7 A Loving Letter Written to me by an Arab Scholar 9 My Response to this Heartfelt Correspondence 11 An Arab Scholar’s letter from Mecca 13 An Excerpt from a Letter Written by an Arab Scholar, Sayyed ‘Al i , Son of Shar i f Mu st af a 14 A Promise by Mr.‘Abdull a h A tham, Representative of Dr.Martyn Clarke and the Christians, to Accept Islam if he is Defeated 17 A Copy of the Letter Written by Mr.‘Abdull a h A tham on 9 May 1893 from Amritsar 17 A Mub a halah Invitation in Response to the Announcement Published by ‘Abdul H aq Ghaznav i 19  

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 ﺑِﺴْﻢِ ا ِ ﻟﻠɟȹِ اﻟﺮَّمحْٰﻦِ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴْﻢ About the Author Born in 1835 in Qadian (India), Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi as , devoted himself to the study of the Holy Quran and to a life of prayer and contemplation.Finding Islam the target of theological attacks and the fortunes of Muslims at a low ebb, he undertook the vindication and expo- sition of Islam.In his vast corpus of writings (including the epoch-making Barahin-e-Ahmadiyyah ), his lectures, discourses, religious debates etc., he argued that Islam was a living faith and the only religion capable of establishing a relationship with man and his creator.The teachings contained in the Holy Quran and the Law promulgated by Islam were designed to raise man to moral, intellectual and spiritual perfection.He announced that God had appointed him the Messiah and Mahdi as mentioned in the prophecies of the Bible, the Holy Quran and Hadith.In 1889 he began to accept initiation into the Ahmadiyya Jam a ‘at, which is now established in almost two hundred countries.His eighty books are written mostly in Urdu, but a significant proportion of his writings are also in Arabic and Persian.About the Book 3XEOLVKHG E\ WKH 3URPLVHG 0HVVLDK DV  LQ 0D\  Sachch a’i k a I z h a r > The Truth Revealed @ LVDVKRUWFROOHFWLRQRIOHWWHUVDUWLFOHV DQG SXEOLF DQQRXQFHPHQWV VHW DPLGVW WKH EDFNGURS RI WKH ZHOO

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 The words in the text in normal brackets () and in between the long dashes—are the words of the Promised Messiah as and if any explanatory words or phrases are added by the translator for the purpose of clarification, they are put in square brackets [ ].The name of Muhammad sa , the Holy Prophet of Islam, has been followed by the symbol sa , which is an abbreviation for the salu- tation S allall a hu ‘Alaihi Wasallam (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).The names of other Prophets and Messen- gers are followed by the symbol as , an abbreviation for ‘ Alaihissal a m (on whom be peace).The actual salutations have not generally been set out in full, but they should nevertheless, be understood as being repeated in full in each case.The symbol ra is used with the name of the companions of the Holy Prophet sa and those of the Promised Messiah as.It stands for Ra d i All a hu ‘anhu/‘anh a /‘anhum (May Allah be pleased with him/with her/with them).rh stands for Ra h imahull a hu Ta‘ a l a (may Allah have mercy on him).at stands for Ayyadahull a hu Ta‘ a l a (May Allah, the Mighty help him).In transliterating Arabic words we have followed the following system adopted by the Royal Asiatic Society.΍ DWWKHEHJLQQLQJRIDZRUGSURQRXQFHGDV a  i  u SUHFHGHG E\DYHU\VOLJKWDVSLUDWLRQOLNH h LQWKH(QJOLVKZRUG KRQ RXU  Ι th SURQRXQFHGOLNHWKLQWKH(QJOLVKZRUG WKLQJ 

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pronunciation is flat without the element of English diphthong.If in Urdu and Persian words 'e' is lengthened a bit more it is transliterated as 'ei' to be pronounced as 'ei' in 'feign' without the element of diphthong thus ' کے ' is transliterated as 'Kei'.For the nasal sound of 'n' we have used the symbol 'ń'.Thus Urdu word ' ں ϱϡ ' is transliterated as 'meiń'.* The consonants not included in the above list have the same phonetic value as in the principal languages of Europe.We have not transliterated Arabic words which have become part of the English language, e.g., Islam, Mahdi, Quran ** , Hijra, Ramadan, Hadith, ulema, umma, sunna, kafir, pukka etc.For quotes straight commas (straight quotes) are used to differ- entiate them from the curved commas used in the system of transliteration, ‘ for ω , ’ for ˯.Commas as punctuation marks are used according to the normal usage.Similarly for apostrophe normal usage is followed.   * These transliterations are not included in the system of transliteration by Royal Asiatic Society.[Publishers] ** Concise Oxford Dictionary records Quran in three forms—Quran, Qur’an and Koran.[Publishers]

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 1 h H a i a The American Mission Press, Ludhiana, recently published a disparaging advertisement about me on behalf of Dr.Henry Martyn Clarke M.D.the medical missionary of Am- ritsar on 12 May, 1893.This announcement was, in a sense, also an expression of gratitude to the renowned Maulaw i Shaikh Muhammad H ussain of %DWDOD.The Chris- tians were indeed beholden to him for the following rea- son: Dr.Clarke had agreed to meet me in a debate in order to inquire into Islam and Christianity and distinguish truth from falsehood.But after ruminating over his decision he was greatly perturbed.This was perhaps hardly surpris- ing; in truth, when a doctrine like the one of taking a mor- tal for a God is closely scrutinised, its adherents always experience convulsions.God is God and man is man.What likeness do dust and ash have with the Holy and Omnipo- tent Lord? Thus the clergy were disquieted, lest the falsity  1 In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.We praise Allah and invoke His blessings upon His noble Messenger sa.[Publishers]

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of their faith be exposed by the perfect teaching of Islam.It was better for them to postpone our contest and have this poisoned chalice dashed from their lips.So, in the hour of their despair they were ably assisted by Shaikh Sahib.One may assume that he himself approached them surrepti- tiously.I have drawn this inference on the basis of a letter sent to me by Dr.Clarke in which he has reproduced ar- guments from Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah and his discourse bears a striking resemblance to that of Shaikh Sahib’s.I am confi- dent that, if asked to swear an oath, Shaikh Sahib would not deny his involvement.This assumption is given further credence by [the aforementioned] advertisement issued in the N u r Afsh a ń of 12 May 1893 in the form of a supple- ment which I too have a copy of.It is as follows: You (the residents of Jandi D la) have chosen as your representative for the debate an individual (i.e., my- self) who can scarcely be considered a Muhammadan.How could you have made such a grave error? Have you not read the edicts issued against Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian by the Muslim ulema of India and the Punjab (here Dr.Clarke reproduces these edicts): "All the answers we have given the questioner and all that we have decreed with regards to the Qadiani is correct and can be verified by the Quran, the practice of the Prophet and the sayings of the ulema.It is in- cumbent on all the Muslims to shun this Dajj a l and impostor and not to engage him in any religious prac- tices that are common among the Muslims.They must

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not seek his companionship, extend to him the greet- ing of peace, invite him or accept his invitation to tra- ditional Islamic ceremonies, pray behind him or ob- serve his funeral prayer.He is like a virus that afflicts the faith.He is a Dajj a l, an impostor, accursed, a here- tic, outside the pale of Islam, a disbeliever, nay the most foul disbeliever, wily, deceived by Satan and the deceiver of others, banished from the Sunnah and the Muslim community, the greatest Dajj a l and one who uses religion to feed his material appetite." For a full account one can procure a copy of Ish a ‘atus-Sunnah by Maulaw i Ab u Sa‘ i d Muhammad H ussain Sahib at a cost of 1 rupee and 50 paisas from Lahore.That you have overlooked this tract is indeed mystifying.Bravo! You and the people of -DQGLDOD have committed a grave af- front by choosing as your religious leader one whose funeral prayer cannot even be observed.How could you have been so deceived? It would be worthwhile to consider how the cleric may have profited from Bat a lw i Sahib and his Ish a ‘atus- Sunnah and indeed how my other opponents may also have benefitted from this affair.[But before turning to this, I would like] to express my satisfaction at the fact that when the devoted people of Jandi D la read this pernicious letter their resolve did not falter and Mi a ń Muhammad Bukhsh Sahib gave the Christians a stirring riposte arguing that no faith, including Christianity, was free from internecine disputes.He further retorted that

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he regarded as mischief makers those maulaw i s who denounce a champion of Islam as a disbeliever.

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 Twice did Shaikh Bat a lw i Sahib, author of Ish a ‘atus- Sunnah, swear a solemn oath that he would, by a certain date, reply to my letter regarding the writing of an Arabic commentary and Qa si dah.16 days have elapsed on both his promises.God knows how many more will pass.Shaikh Sahib’s promises and his breaking of them clearly suggest that he finds himself in a quandary.Three days ago, I received a rather terse message from the maulaw i s of Amritsar that if I am to debate Dr.Clarke on the life and death of Jesus they will most certainly pre- sume to side with him.Thus, I give a general notice to Shaikh Sahib and his ilk, nay, I challenge them to do all that is in their power, for I will assuredly debate Dr.Clarke on this matter.They are at full liberty to assist him in any way if they should so desire.وَ اʋۡﻠَﻤُﻮۡا َّ اَن ُۡ اﻟﻠɟȹَ خي ِ ﺰ وَ اٰﺧِﺮُ دَﻋۡﻮَاﻧَﺎاَنِ احلَۡﻤۡﺪُ ﻟِﻠɟȹِ رَبِّ اﻟۡﻌَﺎملَِنيَۡ.اﻟʆَۡﺎذِﺑِنيَۡ.ی 2 2  2 Know, that God will assuredly bring disgrace upon the liars.And all praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.[Publishers]

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 It seems good logic to reason from the announcement pub- lished in a supplement of the N u r Afsh a ń on 12 May 1893 that either Dr.Clarke has been taken in by the Shaikh’s contention that Islam’s recognized ulema have declared me an apostate, or that he himself wishes to mislead oth- ers.Therefore, to apprise the people, I deem it necessary to write that those ulema who are blessed with the knowledge and practice of religion and have been be- stowed with the light of faith are with me and they are al- most forty in number.The converse is true of the mau- law i s aligned with my opponents who are maulaw i s in name alone and are devoid of practical and scholarly ex- cellences.If Dr.Clarke considers this a hyperbole, he should attend a gathering or a debate between those ule- ma who oppose me and those who follow me so as to for- mulate a fair and just opinion.Indeed, not long from now, on 15 June, 1893 such a debate is scheduled between one of my opponents, Maulaw i Ghul a m Dastag i r, and with him the ulema of Lahore who share his temper and disposition, and a small number of my learned followers.Then the clergyman [Dr.Clarke] can judge for himself on which side of the divide stand the righteous and distinguished ulema and on which side stand those who carry the title of mau- law i but are in actual fact inarticulate and nescient.As the old adage has it, seeing is believing.The partisan discours-

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es of our miserly opponents are looked on with disdain by learned eyes.Truth is only manifested after being subject- ed to scrutiny.Dr.Clarke is well aware that Mecca and Medina are home to Islam’s most distinguished ulema and are thus the cra- dles of Islamic learning.My Allah increase both Holy sites in glory, honour and grace.So in the very depths of these sa- cred cities reside such ulema who have joined me.By way of example, I have instanced three letters written to me by or with reference to such eminent personalities.(The first of these letters speaks of the profound impres- sion made on an Arab scholar by my book A’i na-e- Kam a l a t-e-Islam and in particular the section entitled Tabligh.The gentleman in question teaches literature at one of the great institutions of the Arab world) My respected brother Maulaw i Ha fi z Muhammad Ya‘q u b Sahib writes from Dehra Dun: I believe that you are the Imam of the age and one sup- ported by God.No doubt, God will subjugate the ulema and make them your servants.Their efforts to oppose you will yield them no reward.I yearn for Allah to al- low me to live and die as your servant.Lord! Let it come to pass.[As I write this] I am with an Arab scholar.He is from Syria, he is a Sayyed and a prodi- gious writer who has memorised many of the treas- ures of ancient Arabic verse.We spoke of you at great length.I, who am just a simple man, presented your

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interpretation of the word tawaff a before this erudite authority on Arabic.How he was dumbfounded! I showed him an excerpt from your Arabic work A’i na- e-Kam a l a t-e-Islam.He was overawed by the beauty of its prose and exclaimed that no Arab could write this eloquently, much less an Indian.I gave him your Qa si dah which drew tears from his eyes.As he read it he lamented the impoverished state of contemporary Arabic verse and swore an oath to the Lord that he would commit your poetry to memory.Then my learned friend exclaimed that even if an Arab were to claim to be your equal he would be like the false- prophet Musailmah.Thus ended our discussion.I am convinced that what you say is from the Lord and a miraculous sign of His support.Your words cannot have their origins in the imaginings of man.I hereby make you master over my life, property and children.In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.The morning breeze whispers eulogies of your excel- lences; your being emits the scent of the sweetest flowers; your greatness remains concealed from the eyes of the people; you have been saved from the evils of fate; may the ships of your salvation always sail across the uncertain waters of knowledge and learn- ing; may you confront the subtleties of understanding; may people submit to your greatness and be witness

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to your ineffable virtues.I cannot summon the words to praise you, to pray for you, to speak of my longing to meet you.May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you.This letter is a token of love from one whose heart is pure.A flame was once kindled in my heart that ignit- ed an insatiable passion for travel and adventure, so I left my native land and destiny brought me here and the Will of God decreed that I meet with my kindly brother Ha fi z Maulaw i Muhammad Ya‘q u b.May the Lord protect him from all that is impure and from the innumerable vices prevalent in the town of Dehra Dun.We spoke of recent events and indulged in tales and stories of the past, and then your name was men- tioned.I inquired about you at length and he told me of your unequalled etiquette and civility.After hearing of the beauty of your character, I was drawn towards you and desired to see you for myself; after all, the vir- tues of the speaker are reflected by his words.To meet someone face to face has its own benefits, hence Moses’ prayer [to see God for himself].But my path to you is thwarted by the rigours of travel, the extremity of the summer heat, my pennilessness and a lack of conveyance.Could I take to the air I would soar to you in all haste Alas, my wings have been cut And a bird without wings cannot fly.Nonetheless, if I cannot come to you in person I can at

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least write.As the proverb says, the letter is half a meeting.To merely be aware of a thing is not to know it; only experience can give birth to belief and convic- tion.And so one has to make do with what one has.ِ ﺑِﺴۡﻢِ اﻟﻠɟȹِ اﻟﺮَّمحٰۡﻦِ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴۡﻢ ِ حنَۡﻤَﺪُہٗ وَ ﻧُﺼʄَʋ ِّʄَٰ رَﺳُﻮۡﻟɟِِ اﻟۡکَﺮِﻳۡﻢ 3 3 May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you.My dear, who loves me and is sincere to me, I received your affectionate letter.As I read it, I perceived it to be written by one who is true, righteous, learned, intelli- gent, perceptive and bestowed by the All-Seeing Lord to me who has been preyed on as a disbeliever and re- jected by all.So, I thanked Allah for making you a source of solace for me.He has revealed that I will be loved by the vir- tuous.I have written a book for the honoured peoples of Arabia and Syria so that they may come to my aid.Your letter arrived during these blessed days [that is, as I wrote this work].Thus I assumed you to be the first of the blossoming fruit and an omen of the com- ing reformation of the East and the West.In my heart I longed for God to take me to your land so that mine  3 In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.We praise Allah and invoke His blessings upon His noble Messenger sa.[Publishers]

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eyes might look upon you.My brother! The ulema of my country call me a disbe- liever, reject me and impute all manner of foul things.Time and again I have expressed my revulsion for them and their self-professed knowledge.I am among those who doubt their faith.I perceive their hearts to be like those Jews who succumbed to ill thoughts and showed impertinence before the Lord Who is worthy of worship.They persist in calling me a liar and have made every effort to hurt and offend me.Their dis- courses and addresses denounce one who is believer in the unity of God as a heretic and they are not ashamed of their impetuousness.Do they not under- stand that the time has come for the revival of the faith and the advent of the reformer who is to defeat Satan? Do they not see the spread of darkness, the cloud of uncertainty that obscures the path of right- ness, the enemies of Islam besieging the religion and light having given way to darkness? A people have arisen who worship the cross and take as their Lord a mere mortal.All are led astray by them and they possess nothing but lies, deception and ma- terial wealth.The blind are drawn towards them and people upon people are ensnared by their falsehood.It is possible that many Muslims may be destroyed at the hands of these deceivers.Allah found this people [the Muslims] succumbed to weakness, so He sent one from among His servants to

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revive the faith and bring them victory.My brother! A long night has settled over Islam and the right path lies untraveled.When Allah looked on the darkness of this evil and the mischief, disbelief and transgression of this age, He found the people stand- ing on the brink of fire.So He gave to them a light from Himself to save them from this deception and to show them His signs and lead them to the right path.I have related to you the weight of my woes so that you too may grieve over the plight of Islam, for I per- ceive that you are a righteous young gentleman, sin- cere and devoted.The love imbued in your words has gladdened the heart of one who has been rejected and reviled by his people.May Allah reward you in turn, and have mercy on you, for He is most Merciful.Mirza Ghulam Ahmad In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.Peace be upon the Holy Prophet sa , the greatest of His servants.Dearly honoured and esteemed master, our guide and Messiah, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.May God pro- tect you.Amen.May the peace and blessings of Allah

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be upon you.I received your loving letter and read it carefully, all the while thanking God that you were well.I seek for- giveness of Allah and of you for the error of my ways.I am your son and servant and answerable to the Lord and to you.I promise, God willing, I will not be guilty of the same error again.May Allah better your situa- tion and shower you with His rewards and blessings.Muhammad bin Ahmad Makk i I was greatly moved by what you have written in your book.All praise belongs to Allah Who has promised me a meeting with you.There is no doubt that you have been sent by God.I have believed in you and considered you to be true and say once again that all praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.Muhammad bin Ahmad Makk i i i i i st a Sayyed Sahib from Arabia wrote me a lengthy correspond- ence abounding in verses of Qa si dah and passages of prose written in praise and laudation.The following is an ex- cerpt of his letter: Dear Mirza Ghulam Ahmad My salutations to you, who are wise, enlightened, learned, the star of the East, a Messenger of the Lord and the recipient of His revelation, a pillar in the eter-

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nal sultanate of Islam and the King of the Muslims.Your excellences are like the stars that illuminate the night sky.They are there for all to see.You are an end- less ocean of generosity and munificence and a clear fountain of knowledge and learning.I may publish all the verses of the Qa si dah and the full let- ter written by this Arab scholar at a later date.This much should suffice for now.

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 a A Below, I have reproduced the promise of the former Extra Assistant, Mr ‘Abdull a h A tham—who is now a pensioner and a prominent personality of Amritsar—which he made in his capacity as the representative of Dr.Martyn Clarke and the Christians of Jandi D la in their debate with the Mus- lims.He has stated quite categorically that if he is defeated through logical arguments or is shown a heavenly sign he will accept Islam.a A To Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Chief of Qadian In response to what you wrote in H ujjatul-Islam I declare that if you or anyone else demonstrates by any means that the Holy Quran was revealed by God and is con- sistent with the attributes of the Divine, that is, through a manifest miracle or conclusive logical arguments, I will become a Muslim.Keep this letter, but forgive me if I do not take out an announcement in a newspaper to this ef- fect.Signed ‘Abdull a h A tham

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 a H i ,VVXHGRQ WK 6KDZZ a O+LMUD I recently read an announcement by ‘Abdul H aq Ghaznav i , dated 26 Shaww a l, 1310 +LMUD , in which he has issued a challenge of mub a halah to me.So, I say to him and to all those pretended scholars and maulaw i s who consider me a disbeliever that I accept this challenge and, if Allah wills, I will be in Amritsar by 3 or 4 Dhul-Qa‘dah, 1310 +LMUD.The date of the mub a halah has been fixed as 10 Dhul-Qa‘dah but may be delayed by a day in case of adverse weather or other extenuating circumstances.But, beyond this, no further delay will be permitted.The mub a halah will take place at the Eid Gah close to the Kh a n Bah a dur Muhammad Sh a h Mosque.Owing to my morning engagement with the Christians, with whom I am to enter into a twelve day debate over the truth of Islam, all those who consider me a heretic and wish to challenge me in a mub a halah should know that I will be free from 2 o’ clock in the afternoon until evening.Thus, either on 10 Dhul-Qa‘dah or, in case of a delay, 11 Dhul-Qa‘dah, 1310 +LMUD , my opponents may enter into a mub a halah with me.10 Dhul-Qa‘dah has been decided on so that the other ulema who, despite the common strands of our faith, consider me a disbeliever— even though I profess the Kalima and pray facing the

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Qiblah, may also have a chance to participate.Among them are Mu h iyudd i n of Lakh u ; Maulaw i ‘Abdul Jabb a r Sahib; Shaikh Muhammad H ussain Bat a lw i; Munsh i Sa‘dull a h, teacher at High School Ludhiana; ‘Abdul ‘Az i z, W a ‘i z, of Ludhiana; Munsh i Muhammad ‘Umar, former civil servant, Ludhiana; Maulaw i Muhammad H asan Sahib, a chief of Ludhiana; Mi a ń Nadh i r H ussain Sahib of Delhi; P i r H aider Sh a h Sahib; Ha fi z ‘Abdul Mann a n of Wazirabad; Mi a ń ‘Abdull a h Tonk i; Maulaw i Ghul a m Dastag i r of Kas X r; Maulaw i Sh a h D i n Sahib; Maulaw i Musht a q Ahmad Sahib, teacher at High School Ludhiana; Maulaw i Rash i d Ahmad Gang u h i; Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Ali, W a ‘iz, of Bop ra ń, district Gujranwala; Maulaw i Muhammad Is ha q and Suleim a n, of Pati D la; Z ah u r-ul- H asan, Sajj a dah Nash i n, of Bat D la; and Maulaw i Mu h ammad, employee of Kar i m Bukhsh Printing Press.However, if any of them should baulk at taking part in the mub a halah , upon reading the announcement that has been sent to them through registered post, their demur- ral will suffice to show that they are false and unjust in their edicts of disbelief.Foremost among them is Shaikh Muhammad H ussain Bat a lw i the writer of Ish a ‘atus- Sunnah.He is the most obligated to come to Amritsar on the proposed date and take part in the mub a halah , for he too has asked me to enter into a mub a halah with him.Let it be known that I will not take up such challenges time and time again.A mub a halah is not a trivial business

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which can be entered into lightly.This matter should be decided once and for all.Thus, whosoever demurs after reading this advertisement and eschews this challenge will have no right in the future to issue a mub a halah and may shamelessly call me what he wills from the shadows.Thus, to precipitate the denouement of this affair numerous cop- ies of this announcement will be sent by registered post so that my opponents will have no cause for excuse.After- wards, if they neither take part in the mub a halah nor de- sist from calling me a disbeliever it will signal the end of the affair.Finally, I wish to say that before the mub a halah takes place it will be within my rights to deliver before the gathered audience an exegesis on why I am a Muslim to those who treat me as a disbeliever.Peace be on those who follow guidance.Announced by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 30 Shaww a l, 1310 +LMUD Conclusion: If Shaikh Muhammad H ussain Bat a lw i does not participate in the mub a halah of 10 Dhul-Qa‘dah.1310 +LMUD , then it will be decided that the prophecy concern- ing him, i.e., that he will repent of having called me a dis- believer, has been fulfilled.In the end I pray to God with the words: O’ my Lord! Curse those who do evil, transgress and make

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mischief, and humiliate with defeat those who do not enter this mub a halah , which has been agreed upon in terms of its time and place, and do not repent of calling me a disbe- liever nor seek penance for their evil deeds.A m i n.O Ye who reject me, come unto that which God and His Messenger sa have prescribed for the silencing of disbeliev- ers.But if you should turn away, know that the curse of God befalls the disbelievers whose fear and retreat is tes- timony to their falsehood.Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian  All those ulema who declare me a disbeliever are invited to Amritsar on 10 Dhul-Qa‘dah, 1310 +LMUD , to enter into a mub a halah challenge with me.[Author]

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