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70 Cross-examination by Maulana Murtaza Ahmad Khan Maikash, Member, Majlis-i-Amal: Q. What is your opinion about the claim of Musailima Ibn-ul- Habib? A. His claim was false. Q. Did he recite the kalima? A. No. Q. Was he a Musalman? A. No. Q. At page 124 of “Haqiqat-ul-Wahi” it is stated: لکن اتکس ےہ ہک وہ ہلسلس ب ی ت ف “رھپ اموساےئ اس ےک ک ی ا یسک رمدت ےک اردتاد ےس � ی � ہک یئک دبتخب ی ف ارے اخمفل املع وک ربخ � ہ ےہ. ہک � ی ف � ی رمدت اخرج وہا قح � � ی م� س ب � ع�یسٰے ےس اُن ےس رمدت وہےئگےھت رھپ یئک ولگ رضحت ی رضحت ومس ٰ ےک زامےن م ی ارے یبن ےلص اہلل عل�یہ وملس ےک دہع م ہ رمدت وہےئ اور رھپ یئک دبتخب اور دبتمسق � 17 “ اھت. ی ےس ا� ی م ف ی مہ ذکاب یھب رمدت� مس�یل آپ ےس رمدت وہےئگ انچہچن was Musailima Kazzab in your opinion a murtadd? A. Yes. When I said he was not a Musalman, I meant that he did not remain a Musalman after he claimed prophethood. Q. Have you read the life histories of Aswad Anasi, Sajah Nabiyyah Kazibah, Tali’a Asadi? A. Yes. Q. Did all these persons of whom one was a woman, lay claim to prophethood with the result that Musalmans declared war on them? A. No. The position is quite the reverse. These persons, each of whom claimed to be a prophet, attacked the Musalmans and the Musalmans then vanquished them in return. Q. Did the following persons lay claim to prophethood from time to time:- (a) Haris Dimashqi – In the time of Khalifa