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'I have seen the announcement of Maulvi Sanaullah of Amritsar in which he claims that he has a sincere desire that he and I should pray that the one of us who is in the wrong should die in the lifetime of the other who is right. '4. The founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community then proceeded to state that if Maulvi Sanaullah: 'is sincere in his challenge that the one who is untruthful should die before the truthful one, then surely he [Sanaullah] will die first. "". It is however ironic that while a thorough study of the facts of this controversy bear ample evidence of the truthfulness of Hazrat Mirza. Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, his adversaries have the audacity to insinuate that he lost the prayer contest because: 'Sanaullah lived and continued living nearly fourty years after his death. "6. As has been shown, Maulvi Sanaullah had initially proposed that the truth of either party should be determined on the basis that the liar should die within the lifetime of the one who was truthful, a condition which was accepted by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian. However, no sooner had the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community accepted the challenge, than the mullah changed his stance and made a hasty retreat with an excuse: 'I neither am nor do I claim like you that I am a prophet, or a messenger, or a son of God, or a recipient of revelation. I cannot therefore, dare enter into such a contest. Your purpose is that if I should die before you, you will proclaim that as a proof of your righteousness and if you pass on before me, a good riddance, then who will go to your grave and hold you to account? That is why you put forward such a stupid proposal. I regret however, that I dare not enter into such a controversy and this lack of courage is a source 4. Ahmed, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam: Ijaz e Ahmedi: pg 14 5. Ibid: pg 36 6. Zaheer, E. E: Qadiyaniat. An Analytical Survey: pg 162 357