Some Prophecies of Hazrat Ahmad - A Critical Study — Page 25
: } which he claims that he has a sincere desire that he and I should pray that the one of us who is in the wrong should die in the lifetime of the other. "¹. Hadhrat Ahmadas was also aware of Maulvi Sanaullah's cowardly disposition and hence, he stated that Sanaullah had 'made a good proposal which he hoped Sanaullah would stand by. " He then proceeded to state that if Maulvi Sanaullah Amritsari: 'is sincere in his challenge that the one who is untruthful should die before the truthful one, then surely Sanaullah will die first. '³. Thereupon, Maulvi Sanaullah Amritsari made a hasty retreat with an excuse: 'I neither am nor do I claim like you that I am a prophet, or a messenger, or a son of God or a recipient of revelation. I cannot therefore dare enter such a contest, Your purpose is that if I should die before you, you will proclaim that as a proof of your righteousness and if you pass on before me, a good riddance, then who will go to your grave and hold you to account? That is why you put forward such a stupid proposal. I regret however, that I dare not enter into such a controversy and this lack of courage is a source of honour and not humiliation for me. '4. Thus, Sanaullah Amritsari declined to pursue the Mubahillah provoked by him and hence the challenge accepted by Hadhrat Ahmadas in his book. Ijaz Ahmadi became null and void. . Nevertheless, Sanaullah's refusal to proceed further with his own challenge became a source of embarassment to his colleagues. He was subjected to severe criticism as a consequence of which, some five years later, he issued another challenge wherein he called upon the members of 1. Ijaz Ahmadi: pg 14 3. Ibid: pg 36 2. Ibid: pg 14 4. Amritsari, Maulvi Sanaullah: Ilhamat Mirza: pg 116 25