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weapon since notorious also means something which is known widely but is regarded unfavourably. None would deny that in. Islamic teachings and history, Mubahala is a widely known concept and it was engaged into by our own Prophet, Hadhrat. Muhammads when commanded by God Almighty to take recourse to. Hence, sincere Muslims not only know of it but also take pride in the fact that Hadhrat Muhammadsa routed the. Christian opponents of Islam and the truth with it. But, this offer was not regarded favourably by the Christians who consequently did not engage into it. One can therefore see a parallel between them and people like Abdul Hafeez who know of the Mubahala but dare not engage into it and thus look upon it unfavourably. . Historical evidences also establish that our Prophets took recourse to a Mubahala contest with the Christians of Najran after being commanded by God to do so which, like the author of Two in One, the Christians being unsure of their grounds declined to accept. 172 By making such a statement that a. Mubahala is a 'notorious weapon,' is this self proclaimed scholar of Islam not implicating that God is, God forbid, capable of demanding that His righteous servants take recourse to 'notorious weapons' and that God forbid, on His command, His righteous servants, as righteous as the Khatamal Anbiyya,. Hadhrat Muhammad Mustaphasa took recourse to a 'notorious weapon'? May God perish the author of Two in One for implicating such obscenity! Or else, how does he explain his definition of a Mubahala as a 'notorious weapon'? 173 172. Zurqani, [Hadhrat] Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al Baqi al. Sharha Zurqani 173. Shah, Syed Abdul Hafeez. Two in One, p. 44 56