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aforementioned Quranic passage in relation to the Mubahala does not require that any such time limit be specified. Hadeeth on the other hand suggests that Prophet Muhammad sa stated in relation to his challenge of Mubahala to the Christians of. Najran: 'If the Christians had accepted the Mubahala and agreed to pray to God to send His punishment on the lying party, God would have surely destroyed the liars before the year had passed. '168. In view of this statement by Hadhrat Muhammadsa, the Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community concluded his challenge of Mubahala with the prayer: 'O, our Lord! Whichever of us in Thy sight are liars and fabricators, let Thy wrath descend upon them within one year. . May thou inflict such disgraceful and tormenting punishment upon them that people should witness their debasement and utter destruction. Let Thy wrath descend upon them in diverse ways and let the criminals be punished and exposed in an exemplary manner so that the world should bear witness that they are recipients of Thine wrath. " 1170. Nonetheless, people like Abdul Hafeez cannot be expected to understand the true purpose of Mubahala nor give the respect due to it. Hence, they treat this Quranic concept with such ridicule that they consider it, God forbid, a 'notorious weapon' despite the knowledge that it has been initiated on God. Almighty's command as clearly indicated by the Quranic verse in which our Prophet, Hadhrat Muhammadsa was directed by. Allah to challenge his opponents who denied the truth to a. Mubahala. 171 One is, however, not surprised that people like the author of Two in One should consider the Mubahala a notorious 168. Sahih Bukhari 169. Ahmadiyya Muslim Association. Mubahala, Urdu ed. , pp. 8/9 170. Shah, Syed Abdul Hafeez. Two in One, p. 44 171. Al Quran 3. 62 55