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57 undeniable proof that such a person is truly from God. To say that astrologers and fortune-tellers are their equals in this respect is wholly perfidious and contrary to the teaching of the Qur’an, because, Allah, the Exalted says: 38 Since Allah has declared the knowledge of secret matters as a special sign of His Messengers, as in another place also He says: 39 therefore, only these Maulaw i s who have ceased to deliberate on the Holy Qur’an and are ignorant of the trends of the age, can be contemptuous of prophecy and demand instead that wood be turned into snake. Anyhow, as I have requested in A sm a n i Fai s la for a contest to show signs of faith, Mi an Nadh i r H ussain and Bat alwi Sahib have no right to withdraw from the contest and request me in particular to show a sign until, in accordance with my writing, they first publish a confession. They should admit that they are Muslims only in name and do not possess the light and the signs of faith, and should then request me to show a sign unilaterally. Because, in order to break their pride, this is the condition 38 God, the Exalted, does not reveal His secrets to any one, excepts to those whom He sends for the guidance of mankind. —Al-Jinn 72:27-28 [Author] 39 If this Messenger is truthful, then some of his prophecies concerning you will surely befall you. That is, the fulfilment of prophecies is a sign of truthfulness. —Al-Mu’min 40:29 [Author]