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EVEREADY BATTERY. In the opening pages of his book Two in One, Abdul Hafeez excuses his decision to become involved in this controversy which he would have rather avoided on account of what he calls 'startling titles for Muslims like enemies, disbelievers and liars on the cover page of the Mubahala publication issued by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. (140 He therefore addresses the Preface of his book to Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmaday and the. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and states that the purpose of his writing his grotesque book is to: 'with full honesty, prove to you and your Jamaat as to who is a disbeliever and a liar. '141. This full honesty with which Abdul Hafeez proposes to prove to Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmaday and the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community as to who is a liar, includes an assertion by him that among the various titles which Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam. Ahmadas claimed to have been invested with by God Almighty, one was that of an 'Eveready Battery. 1142 Nonetheless, although he insists within the context of his book that 'for every claim, there has to be some proof, 1143 he not only fails to substantiate the allegations discussed in the preceding pages of this book, namely that he claimed to be God or the son of God and also the father of God as well as Mary which have already been proved false, but he fails to furnish proof of this allegation also. . The reason as to why he has not been able to furnish any proof is because Hadhrat Ahmadas neither made any such claim in his entire mortal life of three score and ten years nor has any such claim been recorded by him in any of his written work, whether published or not. One challenges Abdul Hafeez to prove this statement false if he dare and provide evidence that Hadhrat. Ahmad as ever made any such claim as alleged by him. Failing 140. Shah, Syed Abdul Hafeez. Two in One, p. 5 141. Ibid 142. Ibid. , pp. 2/3 143. llbid. , p. 6 94