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288 each day, meaning, within fifteen months—on the condi- tion that he does not return to the Truth; and the one who is on the path of Truth and believes in the True God, his honour will be manifested through this; and at the time this prophecy will come to pass, some of the blind will begin to see, and some of the lame will begin to walk, and some of the deaf will begin to hear. This very way is the manner that Allah Almighty expressed His desire. Accordingly—all praise belongs to Allah with all gratitude— if this prophecy had not been ordained, our efforts of the last fifteen days would have been wasted. It is the habit of a man who exceeds the bounds that in spite of seeing, he does not see, and in spite of hearing, he does not hear, and in spite of understanding, he does not under- stand. He becomes defiant and shows audacity and does not realise that God exists. However, I know now that the time for the final deci- sion has come. I was amazed as to why I had the opportunity to be involved in this debate! Ordinary debates happen every day in which other people are involved, but now this fact has become clear that it was for this Sign. I now declare that if this prophecy proves false; in other words, if that party, which is established on falsehood in the estimation of God Almighty, is not thrown into Hell sentenced to death within fifteen months from today’s date, I will be ready to accept every single pun- ishment. I may be humiliated, my face may be blackened, or I may be hanged with a rope around my neck. I am prepared to accept every sin- gle thing. And I swear in the name of Allah, the Lord of Glory, that He will surely do this. He will certainly do this. He will certainly do this. The Heaven and Earth may move, but His words cannot be averted. Now, I ask Deputy [Abdullah Atham] sahib that if this Sign is fulfilled, would it—in accord with your principles—be accounted as being a perfect prophecy and a prophecy from God or not, and would this be accepted as an undeniable argument for the truthfulness of the