Truth About Ahmadiyyat — Page 116
116 issued a challenge to a mubahilah. Taking an unilateral oath is one thing and mubahilah is quite another. (Ahle Hadees, 19 April 1907) Perceiving that Maulvi Sanaullah Sahib was not prepared to take a definite stand, the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, published an announcement under the heading: Final decision concerning Maulvi Sanaullah Sahib, and concluded it with the statement: Now Maulvi Sanaullah Sahib may write in response whatever he pleases. In case he accepts the challenge to a mubahilah he should record his acceptance of it over his signature. In answer to this, Maulvi Sanaullah Sahib wrote as follows: The Quran says that the evil - doers are granted respite by God. For instance, it is said: ‘The Gracious One grants respite to those who are in error’ (19:76); and: ‘We grant them respite so that they might multiply their sins’ (3:97); ‘God will leave them t o flounder on in their transgression’ (2:16); and: ‘The fact is that We provided for them and their fathers and they remained in enjoyment of Our provision for a long time’ (21 :45). All these clearly mean that God Almighty, grants respite and bestows long life on liars, deceivers, disturbers of the peace and disobedient ones, so that during the period of respite they should add to their evil deeds. (Ahle Hadees, 26 April 1907)