The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 338
BATALĀWI'S STATEMENTS & THEIR RESPONSES 337 may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, so do I believe with all my heart and soul in that beloved Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and in that beloved Book, the Noble Quran. Now these tests, therefore, would determine who is true and who is false in his claim. In case I lose according to the test appointed by the Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and the Noble Quran, you would be the truthful one; and I, according to you, would be consid- ered to be a kāfir [disbeliever], a dajjal [deceiver], infidel, satan, kadh- dhāb [the greatest liar], and a fabricator. Moreover, in that case all your mischievous doubts would become true and justified; namely, that I defrauded the people through Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya, cheated them of their money by holding out promises of acceptance of prayers, and lived on ill-gotten wealth. However, if the munificence of God Almighty which accompanies the believers and the truly righteous, establishes my truthfulness, then tell me yourself whether all these epithets would apply to your claimed priestly pretentious stature, or whether there would still be a way of escape left for you? You have caused me great pain and distress; I continued to exer- cise patience, but you did not show an iota of fear of that All-Powerful Being who is aware of your very essence. He has informed me by way of a prophecy regarding you and those of your bent of mind, that: إِنِّي مُهِينٌ مَّنْ أَرَادَ إِهَانَتَكَ. Meaning: 'I shall humiliate him who designs to humiliate you. ' So rest fully assured that the time is now close at hand when Almighty God will prove that you have lied in making all these accusa- tions. He will send down upon you all those humiliating punishments that slanderers and liars face by way of disgrace and shame. You claim to profess belief in the Quran and the Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Thus, if you are true in this claim of yours, come into the battlefield for a test, so that Almighty God may Himself judge