The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 442
442 Essence of Islam-III out of a total of one or two thousand-I shall consider myself to be false and I shall repent at their hands. If I die within one year, the world will be restored to peace and security by the death of an evil one. But one of my conditions is that at least ten of those whose names are mentioned below should be present at the time of the Mubāhalah. If more of them can be pre- sent, so much the better, inasmuch as the affliction of a large number with Divine torment is such a clear sign as no one can doubt. Bear witness, O earth and O heaven, that the curse of God lies on him who, having received this book, neither comes to Mubāhalah nor desists from denouncing me as a disbeliever and defaming me, nor keeps away from the company of those who mock at me. O Ye believers, say Amin to this in the name of God. I have to record that up till now these wicked Maulavīs have not paid any heed to this straightforward manner of Judgement, so that if I am a liar, as they imagine, I may be chastised by God Al- mighty Who is the Judge of judges. [Anjām-e-Atham, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 11, pp. 64-67] Open Invitation to All who Seek a Sign After issuing several invitations to Mubāhalah, I have for my part given up making any further attempts in that connection, but everyone who considers me a liar, hypo- crite, or an impostor, and rejects my claim of being the Promised Messiah, and regards the revelation vouchsafed to me by God Almighty as my invention, whether he is a Muslim, Hindu, Āryā or follower of any other religion, he is at liberty to come forward and publish a written statement of Mubāhalah against me. He should announce in some newspapers, taking oath in the name of God Al-