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regarding this prayer has not been taken and its contents have been published without my consent. '11. Sanaullah was, without a doubt, afraid that he would most certainly die an accursed death if he ever dared enter such a contest with Hadhrat. Ahmadas. Hence, he enquired of Hadhrat Ahmadas: 'In what manner can my death be a sign for others when as you say,. Maulvi Dastgir Qasoori, Maulvi Ismail Aligarihi, Dr Dowie of America etc. , died in the same manner; have others accepted you? In the same way, if this death occurs, what good will it produce?'¹². Maulvi Sanaullah Amritsari then demanded of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam. Ahmadas 'Show me a sign that I may see myself. If I die, what can I see?'¹³. Within the text of this response to Hadhrat Ahmad'sas challenge,. Maulvi Sanaullah proposed a totally new criterion to settle this issue between him and Hadhrat Ahmadas. He stated: "The Holy Quran says that '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 to flounder 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. [21:25]. All these clearly mean that God Almighty grants respite and bestows long life on liars, deceivers, disturbers of peace and disobedient ones, so that during the period of respite, they should add to their evil deeds. How do you then propose a rule that such people do not enjoy a long lease of life. '14. Sanaullah later proceeded to establish the validity of his belief to the effect that liars and not the truth are granted long life by God 11. lbid 13. Ibid 12. Ibid 14. Ahle Hadees: 26th April, 1907 28