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willingness to take an oath but you call it a mubahilah, whereas a mubahilah involves the parties taking an oath in a contest against each other. I have declared my readiness to take an oath and have not issued a challenge to a mubahilah. Taking a unilateral oath is one thing and mubahilah is quite another. '¹¹. It is hence quite evident from this declaration that Sanaullah had shifted from his original position since he had quite categorically challenged the followers of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad to: 'bring him who has challenged us to a prayer duel in his book Anjam. Atham and confront him with me. ' '12. Having perceived that Sanaullah was not prepared to take a definite stand, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad issued an announcement which also included a prayer that God Almighty: 'decide the matter between me and Maulvi Sanaullah Saheb and cause the real mischief'monger and the liar to die in the lifetime of the one who is truthful. "¹. He sent the announcement to Sanaullah, requesting him to publish it in his magazine. He concluded his announcement with the statement: 'Now Maulvi Sanaullah Saheb may write in response whatever he pleases. In the event that he accepts the challenge to a mubahilah, he should record his acceptance of it over his signature. '14. Maulvi Sanaullah however, did not have the courage to accept the challenge that God Almighty decide the matter between the two in the manner that: 'the liar should die in the lifetime of the one who was truthful' as had been suggested by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. And, he made his decision known through the columns of his own magazine in which 11. Ahle Hadees: 19th April, 1907 12. Ibid: 29th March, 1907 13. Ibid: 26th April, 1907 359