The Conclusive Argument — Page 73
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 73 these [Muslim] opponents, namely, Sheikh Muhammad Husain Batalavi, and those who follow in his footsteps, like Miyań Rusul Baba etc. —who denounce me as an infidel, and who are slander- ers and foul-mouthed—are not exempt from this address. It is evi- dent from the revelation [that I have received] that no one from among the disbelievers and those who denounce me as a kafir will be able to write a rejoinder to the book N u rul- H aqq, for they are liars, impostors, fabricators, ignorant, and foolish. If they do not regard my revelation as revelation and, due to their inner wickedness, consider it forgery or satanic suggestion on my part, then they must write a reply to my book N u rul- H aqq within the appointed time frame. If they are unable to do so, then my revelation stands proved. So, those who vindicated my revelation by demonstrating their inability and lack of knowledge have, in a way, accepted my claim. After this, their hostile gibber- ish is not worth listening to. I invite all Christian priests as well as Sheikh Muhammad Husain Batalavi, Maulaw i Rusul Baba Amritsari, and all their companions to this contest and I have given them the time to accept this challenge until the end of June 1894. As for publishing a rejoinder, they will have three months from the day of accepting the challenge. Then, if they make no request by the end of June 1894, no such request will be accepted after that. Their ignorance will stand estab- lished forever and the title of maulawiyyat [religious scholarship] will be taken away from them. However, if they submit a request to write a rejoinder by June 1894, the requests of all applicants will be counted as one, and only 5,000 rupees will be deposited, not more. Those considered successful in composing a rejoinder—be they Christians or these enemies of truth, the so-called maulaw i s,