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14 truth, I do not esteem any of them as righteous, (if in the future God brings a change to their character, it will be out of His grace), nor do I believe them to possess knowledge of Quranic truths, for such understanding rests on the Quranic principle 8 َّ ﻻَ ميََﺴɟُّٗ اِﻻ َ املُۡﻄَﻬَّﺮُوۡن. With this in mind, how can I accept their arbitration? Instead, if some of their ulema were to come to Qadian, with the purpose of seeking the truth, I could com- municate my message to them in person. Otherwise the work of God continues and cannot be halted by anyone. Surely there is no sense in seeking judgement from one’s adversaries. Nevertheless, I will take the opportunity, which Ha fi z Sahib’s announcement has provided me, to convey my message to the people of An-Nadwah. Ha fi z Sahib should know that the less than cogent accounts found in Qa t ‘ul-Wat i n about false claimants of Prophethood, cannot be considered plausible until it is established that these liars remained vigorous and adamant in their claim and were unrepentant. This can only be proved through historical sources which show that they died in a state of falsehood, their funeral prayer was not led by a Muslim [on account of their being outside the pale of 8 None shall touch [it] except those who are purified. — Al- W a qi‘ah , 56:80 [Publishers]