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expose his inveracity to the world since he does that himself quite successfully. . The author of Two in One also fails to appreciate that this is not the first time that an apostle of God has been accused of having made a claim to prophethood on account of such mental abnormality. Unless Abdul Hafeez has forgotten, one would remind him once again that the Holy Quran declares that the leaders amongst Hadhrat Noah's as people attempted to influence the masses against him by arguing that his claim to be an apostle of God Almighty was a result of some mental disorder. . They stated: 'He is only a mortal like yourselves; he seeks to gain superiority over you. If God so willed, He could have sent down angels. We have never heard of such a thing among our ancestors. He is but stricken with madness; so wait, therefore, concerning him for a while. '135. It also states that these disbelievers rejected the truth and called the blessed Messenger as a liar and declared that 'he is a madman. 136 Hadhrat Noah's as successor Hadhrat Hudas suffered similarly at the hands of his people who despite being aware of the fate of their predecessors argued against his prophethood because they believed that he had been smitten with madness by their idols and hence they said to him: 'O Hud, thou hast not brought us any clear proof, and we are not going to forsake our gods merely because of thy saying, nor are we going to believe in thee; We can only say that some of our gods may have seized thee with imbecility. ' +137. The people of Hadhrat Salihas were also convinced that his claim to prophethood was a result of him suffering mental disorders and hence they stated to him: 'Thou art only one of those bewitched. '138 135. Al Quran 23. 25/26 136. Ibid. , 54. 10 137. Ibid. , 11. 55 138. Ibid. , 26. 154 152