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he stated: 'This is not acceptable to me, nor would any sensible person agree to such a challenge. "". The mullah also pleaded that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's announcement was not acceptable to him since: 'My consent regarding this prayer has not been taken and its contents have been published without my consent. '16. In his desperation, he also enquired of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian: 'In what manner can my death be a sign for others when, as you say,. Maulvi Dastgir Qasoori, Maulvi Ismail Aligarihi, Dr Dowie of America etc. , died in the same manner; have others accepted you? In the same way, if this death occurs, what good will it produce?"¹7. This infact was a plea by Sanaullah, requesting that he not be made a subject of this grave challenge. Fearful that he had called the wrath of. God Almighty upon himself and to save himself further humiliation, the frightened Sanaullah proposed a totally new criterion based upon the wisdom of the Holy Quran and stated: "The Holy Quran says that the evil-doers are granted respite by. God. For instance, it is said: 'The Gracious One grants respite to those who are in error'18; and: 'We grant them respite so that they may multiply their sins"19; 'God will leave them to flounder on in their transgression'20; and 'The fact is We provided for them and their fathers and they remained in enjoyment of our provisions for a long time. '21 All these clearly mean that God Almighty, grants respite and bestows long life on liars, deceivers, disturbers of peace and the disobedient ones, so that during that period of respite 15. Ibid 19. Al Quran 3. 97 16, Ibid 17. lbid 20. Al Quran 2. 16 18. Al Quran 19. 76 21. Al Quran 21. 45 360