The Truth Revealed — Page 27
h a d rat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as 27 A Mub a halah Invitation in Response to the Announcement Published by Abdul-Haqq Ghaznawi Issued on 26 Shawwal 1310 Hijra I saw an announcement of a mub a halah [prayer duel] issued by Abdul-Haqq Ghaznawi, dated 26 Shawwal 1310 Hijra. This announcement is being issued, therefore, that I accept the mub a- halah from this person and similarly from every disbeliever who is referred to as a scholar or maulaw i. It is my hope that, by the will of Allah the All-Powerful, I will arrive in Amritsar by the 3rd or 4th of Dhul-Qa‘dah 1310 Hijra. The date of the mub a halah has been fixed as 10 Dhul-Qa‘dah or the 11th, due to some important reason, in case of rain and such. Beyond this, no further delay will be permitted in any event. The place where the mub a halah will take place has been agreed to be the ‘ I d-G a h, close to the mosque of the Late Khan Bahadur Muhammad Shah. And since during the first part of the day almost until noon, this humble one will be having a debate with the Christians about the truth of Islam, and this debate will continue for twelve days, I am free from 2 o’clock until the evening for those who have rejected me and, deeming me a k a fir [disbeliever], wish to challenge me in a mub a halah. During this time, on 10 Dhul-Qa‘dah or, in case of some excuse,