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282 might choose. If they are not willing to come forward, then I call upon those who have declared me a K a fir [disbeliever] and for challenging whom I have been granted permission through revelation, that they should agree through a writing in advance, which should be published, that if they witness a miraculous Sign they would accept my claim without any further ado. I am ready for this task and my Noble God is with me. But I have been commanded that I should enter into such a contest only with the leading characters from among those who have declared me a K a fir. [ A’i na-e-Kam ala t-e-Isl a m , p. 348, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 5, p. 348] 1892 As to the common people…if they wish to see a miraculous Sign, they should come and stay in my company for sometime. God Almighty…will not let this humble one be lost and will refute completely my opponents and will show His Signs before too long. [ A’i na-e-Kam ala t-e-Isl a m , p. 349, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 5, p. 349] December 10, 1892 While I was writing this letter 329 I received the revelation That is [Arabic] Truth will be manifested and truthfulness will be laid open. Those who have suffered the loss due to ill-will, will also suffer the loss through humiliation and disrespect. 329 The reference is to the letter addressed to Navv a b Muhammad ‘Al i Kh a n of Malerkotla published in A’i na-e-Kam ala t-e-Isl a m on pages 331–357. [Jalal-ud-Din Shams]