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was so convinced of the excellence and perfection of the Glorious Book that he declared: 'If anyone is able to point out a defect in the Holy Quran to the extent of a thousandth part of a particle, or is able to point out an excellence in his own book which is opposed to the teachings of the Holy Quran and excels it, we would be prepared to s'ibmit ourselves to the penalty of death. "14. ADMISSION OF OPPONENTS. This declaration by the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community was based upon thorough conviction and it was in view of these convictions that he undertook to produce what his opponents admit was 'a voluminous work to demonstrate on one hand the truth of Islam and on the other, the Divine origin of the Holy Quran by rational arguments. ' 15. His monumental work, Braheen e Ahmadiyya is acclaimed for its 'demonstration of the truthfulness of Islam and the Holy Quran' by none other than some of his most vicious opponents 16 who admit that he 'put forward one hundred arguments in support of the Holy Quran' ¹7 and as a result of this peerless publication, 'he emerged as a defender of Islam. ' 18. The fact that the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community also 'challenged the representatives of other religions to prove the truth of their religions with the same or less number of arguments as had been presented by him in support of the Holy Quran in his monumental work,' is also admitted by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's adversaries. 19. Have these critics of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community who accuse 14. Braheen e Ahmadiyya pg 288. Footnote 15. Nadwi, A. H: Qadianism. A Critical Study: pg 25 16. Rawat, H. M: Qadianism. An Anti Islamic Conspiracy: Awake, South Africa:. Vol 4. No 1. pg 16| 17. Nadwi, A. H: Qadianism. A Critical Study: pg 26 18. Hasan, S: The Truth About Ahmadiyyat: pg 1 19. Nadwi, A. H: Qadianism. A Critical Study: pg 27 6