Tadhkirah — Page 277
1892 277 error of creature-worship will be widespread. All this mischief will proceed out of Christianity in the last part of these latter days. Then again the soul of the Mas ih will be greatly troubled and will seek its descent in a majestic form. Then, with the advent of an awe-striking semblance of his, this age will come to an end. That will be the end and the expanse of the world will be rolled up. This shows that on account of the unworthy behaviour of the followers of the Mas ih as , it had been decreed that the spirituality of the Mas ih as should descend into the world three times. [ A’i na-e-Kam ala t-e-Isl a m 341–346, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 5, pp. 341–346] December 1892 Now I have been told that he who calls a Muslim a disbeliever and despite finding his adherence to the qiblah , affirmation of the creed and belief in the doctrines of Islam, does not desist from calling him a disbeliever, is himself outside the pale of Islam. I have, therefore, been commissioned to enter into a mub a halah [prayer duel] with those who are the leaders in the campaign of declaring me a disbeliever and are called muft i , maulav i and mu h addith and who also have wives and children. It would be necessary that in a public gathering I should set forth my reasoning in a detailed speech, and should refute all their charges and should try to clear up all their doubts that agitate their minds and if they should still persist in calling me a K a fir I should enter into a mub a halah with them. [ A’i na-e-Kam ala t-e-Isl a m , pp. 256–257, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 5, pp. 256, 257] December 1892 The word of God that has descended upon me, granting permission for mub a halah, is as follows: