Intro
MGA seems to have had a Mubahila challenge with Abdul Haq Ghaznavi, which started in 1891 (“Life of Ahmad” by Dard). Ahmadiyya sources tell us that Abdul Haq Ghaznavi, a follower of Abdul Jabbar and a disciple of the famous Ahl-e-Hadith Imam Maulawi Abdullah Ghaznavi (1811–1881), began a Mubahila with MGA in 1891 over the topic of the death of Esa (As)(see Life of Ahmad by Dard, page 239). The whole affair finally ended with the humiliating death of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani on the 26th of May 1908CE / 24th of Rabi-us-Sani 1326 AH, while Maulana Abdul Haqq Ghaznavi outlived Mirza by nine years and died on 23rrd of Rajab 1335 AH / the 16th of May 1917.
The Muslims of India and the entire world believed that Jesus was sitting alive in the heavens in his physical body. Abdul Haq Ghaznavi declared on the basis of his ‘revelations’ that MGA was an infidel and that he would be thrown into hell because he claimed to be the like of Jesus (as). This Ishtihar was widely distributed by the followers of Abdul Jabbar, and MGA received a copy on February 9th, 1891. Thus, he wrote a letter to Maulawi Abdul Jabbar about the challenge, saying that he believed Abdul Haq to be a follower of his. In this letter MGA affirmed that he had claimed to be the Promised Messiah on the basis of direct revelation received from on high. He made it clear that Jesusas had died and could not come again. He admitted the possibility of the advent of other Messiahs also (see Life of Ahmad by Dard, page 239).
MGA was prepared to enter into Mubahala if necessary though, according to his own belief, Mubahala was not necessary or permissible to settle minor differences of opinion amongst Muslims. Anyhow, if eminent mullahs like Nadhir Husain of Delhi, Muhammad Husain of Batala and Ahmadullah of Amritsar signed a fatwa to the effect that Mubahala was permissible in such cases, then he would have no course left open but to go to Amritsar for the purpose
of the Mubahala and Abdul Haq must in that case bring with him his family and his friends, as required by the Holy Quran. This letter is dated February 11th, 1891, and was published in a supplement to the Riayd-e-Hind, Amritsar, dated March 15th, 1891, pages 1-4 (see Life of Ahmad by Dard, page 239–242). In response to this Abdul Haq issued another Ishtihar: If Mubahala was not permissible amongst Muslims, why had MGA asked Maulawi Muhammad Ismael through the pages of his book, Fath-e-Islam, to hold a Mubahala with him?
In May 1893, when Mirza Qadiani was debating Athim at Amritsar, he was challenged by Molana Abdul Haq Ghaznavi for a Mubahila after the end of his debate with Athim. Mirza replied that he would do it during debate with Athim so Mirza reached the venue on 27 May, 1893 at Eidgah ground Amritsar along-with his 25 close Mullahs. Both parties prayed may Allah’s curse fall upon the liar’s and may he be humiliated publicly so that masses could see and differentiate between the liars and truthful. Athim famously debated MGA starting on May-22-1893 at the bungalow of Dr. Henry Martyn Clark. It ended on June 5th, which is 15 days later.
In 1894, MGA complained that Mian Sanaullah, Saadullah, Abdul Haq, and others, having conceded the victory of the Christians, why do they complain about the Christians that they use their alleged victory as an argument against Islam (see the Anwar ul Islam quote). This caused MGA to begin cussing at Muslims for siding with Christians.
In 1897, via “Anjam-e-Athim” and “Hujjatullah” (Arabic only), MGA talked about the wife of Abdul Haq Ghaznavi and said that she hadn’t had any sons. In “Hujjatullah”, he accused Abdul Haq Ghaznavi of being the son of a prostitute (baghaya) and dancing like a prostitute. Abdul Haq Ghaznavi also accused MGA of not knowing proper arabic
In 1900, MGA alleged that Tohfa-e-Golarhviyyah and Tohfa-e-Ghaznaviyyah were also about
Maulawi Abdullah Ghaznavi and his friends (See Arba’in, page 38, 1900).
In 1905, while in Amritsar, MGA reportedly mentioned the Mubahila with Abdul Haq Ghaznavi (see full ref in the below).
In 1906-1907, via “Haqiqatul Wahi”, MGA mentions Abdul-Haqq Ghaznavi 6 times (see pages 306-307). MGA specifically under sign #92, and sign #159 (page 444). MGA alleges that Maulawi Abdul Haqq Ghaznavi had no children and thus lost the Mubahila (see page 445). MGA alleged that Maulawi Abdul Haqq Ghaznavi’s brother died and he married the widow and she is now pregnant. MGA argues that in contrast, he was given 4 sons and hundreds of thousands of rupees (page 551).
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1890
Izala-e-Auham, pp. 83–92 footnote, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 3, pp. 143–147 footnote
“”An eminent personage…whose name was Maulavi ‘Abdullah Ghaznavi… I saw this eminent and righteous person in my dream after his death50 that he was standing fully armed in a military way with great dignity and majesty51. I mentioned some of my revelations to him and asked him to interpret one of my dreams. I told him that I had seen in a dream that I was holding a sword, the hilt of which was in my hand and its point reached up to the sky. When I turned it to the
right thousands of my opponents were killed and when I turned it to the left thousands of my enemies were killed.
Hadrat ‘Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, was very pleased to hear this dream of mine. With his face beaming with cheerfulness, happiness, and clear conviction, he said: ‘The interpretation of your dream is that God will employ you for high purposes. Wielding the sword on the right and killing opponents means that the task will be accomplished through spiritual light and the manifestations of spiritual Signs; while wielding it to the left and slaughtering thousands of enemies means that Allah will employ you to confound them with reason and argument and thus in both ways Allah will establish the truth.’ He added: ‘When I was in the world I was hoping that God will surely raise such am person.’ Then he took me to a large building in which a number of righteous and godly people were sitting, all of them armed in military fashion and sitting upright as if waiting for some command immediately expected for
the performance of some military task….
This blessed dream, which is really a type of vision, points to the same Signs of the Messiah that I have mentioned above. That the slaughter of swine and killing of infidels by the Messiah has the same import: he will convey the divine arguments convincingly and will frustrate them through the sword of argument. [Allah knows best.]”
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1891
Izala-e-Auham, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 3, pp. 457-458, See Also, Essence of Islam, vol-3, pages 378-379
In 1890, MGA seems to have begun his process of Mubahila with Abdul Haq.
Submitting the Matter to the Judge of Judges
“””O Ye revered clerics though the falsity of your notion that that you are the true believers and I am a disbeliever, that you are truthful and I am a liar, that you follow Islam and I go against it, that you are the accepted ones of God and I am rejected by Him, that you are the heirs of Paradise and I am condemned to hell, has been established by the Holy Qur’an in the estimation of those who are given to reflection, and the readers of this book can well understand who is right and who is wrong, yet there is another way whereby distinction can be made between those who are true and those who are false, and between the accepted ones of God and the rejected ones. It has always been the way of God that if an accepted one and a rejected one both beseech God Almighty for heavenly help, He certainly helps the accepted one and makes His acceptance
of him manifest in a manner that is beyond human power. Since you claim to be in the right, and some of you like Maulavi Mohy-ud-Din and ‘Abd-ur-Rahman Sahib of Lakhoke and Miań ‘Abd-ul-Haq Sahib of Ghazni have denounced me as a disbeliever and as one condemned to hell, it is incumbent upon you to find out through this heavenly method who is designated as the accepted one in heaven and who is the rejected one. I agree that you should supplicate to the Judge of judges for a period of ten weeks that if you are in the right you should be given a sign of your truth or you should be authorized to make a great prophecy or granted a sign as can proceed only from the righteous. On my side I shall also do the same. God the Beneficent and the Powerful has assured me that, if you accept this challenge, victory will be mine….
Whatever belonged to us, belong now to the Beloved; Today, we belong to the Beloved, and He belongs to us. Thanks be to Allah, we found that Priceless Ruby; It matters not if the nation’s hearts have turned to stone.
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1891
Izala Auham, p. 637
“Let it be clear to the readers that Mr. Abdul Haqq had asked for a mubahila. But I cannot understand how a mubahila could be permissible regarding those matters of difference which do not make either party into a kafir or an unjust one. It is clear from the Holy Quran that in a mubahila each party must believe that the party opposite is a liar, i.e., is deliberately deviating
from the truth, and is not merely mistaken, so that each side is able to say: ‘May the curse of Allah be upon the liars!’ Now if Mr. Abdul Haqq considers me to be a liar due to his wrong
judgment, I do not call him a liar but believe him to be in error, and it is not allowable to curse a Muslim who is merely in error.”
_____________________________________________________________________________________________27 May, 1893 in Amritsar
MGA agreed to have a Mubahila prayer in Amritsar.
In May 1893, when Mirza Qadiani was engaged in debate with Athem at Amritsar, he was challenged by Molana Abdul Haq Ghaznavi for a Mubahila after the end of his debate with Athem. Mirza replied that he would do it during debate with Athem so Mirza reached the venue on 27 May, 1893 at Eidgah ground Amritsar along-with his 25 close Mullahs. Both parties prayed may Allah,s curse fall upon the liars and may he be humiliated publicly so that masses could see and differentiate between the liars and truthful.
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The Truth Revealed English translation of Sachcha’i ka Izhar (Urdu)
The Truth Revealed
MGA posted an announcement of Mubahila by ‘Abdul Haq Ghaznavi (see page 19).
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Testimony of the Holy Quran, online English edition
Shahadatul Quran
“””Allah the Most Glorious knows that I did not desire divine chastisement for any of my opponents in any mubahalah. I did not even pray for the death of ‘Abdul Haqq Ghaznavi, who initiated a mubahalah with me in Amritsar; nevertheless, he wailed and cried to a great extent. My purpose with regard to the mubahalah was and still is that heavenly Signs may be demonstrated publicly in support of this humble one. And it will suffice to disgrace and humiliate my opponent in a mubahalah that God should grant me victory on each and every occasion. In short, all these are Signs of my truth, but only for him who reflects.”””
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1894
Anwarul Islam
What is “Anwar-ul-Islam”? A book by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, quotes and background info – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
Via Haqiqatul Wahi, page 420
“””If you can escape the after-effects of the mubahalah by your prayer, do try to see that a son is born to you so that you do not remain issueless, which otherwise will be considered to be one effect of the mubahalah”””
Anwarul Islam, p. 48 (old edition). Via also https://www.alislam.org/library/book/truth-about-ahmadiyyat/opponents-promised-messiah/.
“””Some people calling themselves Muslims, who should be called semi-Christians, were so pleased that Abdullah Aatham had not died within fifteen months that they could not restrain their joy. They made announcements in which, according to their habit, they expressed themselves in intemperate language and on account of their personal rancor against me they even attacked Islam inasmuch as my controversy with the Christians was in support of Islam and did not involve the question of my being the Promised Messiah. They might have considered me a disbeliever, or satan, or Anti-Christ, but the discussion related to the truth of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and the superiority of the Holy Quran. A truthful one is he who believes sincerely in the Khatamul Anbiya, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and accepts the Holy Quran as the Word of God. He who considers that Jesus was God and rejects the prophethood of the Khatamul Anbiya, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is a liar. I had cited a revelation of mine in support of this, but I have to affirm in sorrow that in order to prove me false the opposing divines did not keep in mind the honor of Allah and His Messenger and did not in the least mind the conclusion which the enemy would draw from defeat of the Islamic side. Mian Sanaullah, Saadullah, Abdul Haq, and others, having conceded the victory of the Christians, why do they complain about the Christians that they use their alleged victory as an argument against Islam, when the whole controversy was about the truth or falsehood of Islam and Christianity and not about any particular doctrine of mine.”””
Anwarul-Islam, p. 39 footnote, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 9, p. 40 footnote, Via the 2009 online english edition of Tadhkirah
“””Miyan ‘Abdul-Haqq has not presented any revelation, but only wishful thinking concerning children. However, I have received a revelation whereby Allah the Glorious, has given me good tidings in the words:
That is [Arabic] We give you glad tidings of a son.
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1894
(Raees e Qadiyan by Rafiq Dilaweri, 628-630)
On 5th September,1894 when Athem,s death prophesy failed, Mirza came under sever humiliation. Peoples from all around criticised and insulted him in a harsh manner.
Abdul Haq Ghaznavi published an Ishtihar titled as bad effects of Mubahila on Mirza. Addressing to Mirza Qadiyani he wrote in Ishtihar that you had said after mubahila that whoever is on wrong path would be humiliated and black faced now tell me who is on wrong path and being humiliated . He continued that in few cases predictions of hindu pandits and astronomists proved true but in your case prophesies end up in total failure bringing u the humiliation. The timeline for Athem has elapsed and Athem is well and healthier than before. The humiliation and insult you are suffering Is the result of mubahila between us.
After this Molvi Abdul Haq Ghaznavi asked muslims and Qadianis to state under oath as to who has been under humiliation today. He said that I used to be suffering from various diseases but this year I am 100% healthy and even a single pimple has not appeared on my body and the countless blessings of Allah have been bestowed upon me that i do not like to disclose it. Whereas Mirza is receiving curse from all the country. Mirza.s Mureeds Namely Ismail of Jandiala, Yusuf Khan Sarhadi and Muhammad Saeed cousin of Mirza,s wife have converted to Christianity after Mirza,s prophesy of Athems death failed. in this way Mirza has to suffer physical and moral insult and humiliation.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________1897
Anjam-e-Athim (1897) quotes – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
In Anjam-E-Athim, MGA writes:
“Ab Abdul Haq ko zaroor poochna chahiey ke uss ka wo mubahla ki barkat ka larka (boy) kahan gaya, kia andar hi andar pait me tahleel (disappear) pa gia ya phir rajaat qahqari(again) ker ke nutfa bun gia” (Roohani Khazain Volume 11, Page 311). English translation is as follows, “Now ask Abdul Haq certainly about that Mubahila he had with me, where are the blessings of a boy, where did it go? Did he disappear ……”
“aur ab tak iss ( Abdul Haq ) ki aurat ke pait sei aik chooha bhi paida na hoa” (Roohani Khazain Volume 11, Page 311). English translation is as follows, And until now, his wife hasn’t even given birth to a mouse.
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1897
Hujjatullah
Hujjatullah (1897), quotes and background info – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
Taken from Nuzhat Haneef’s book on Ahmadiyya
[RK, v. 12, p. 231; 5th , 6th, and 7th verses on the page; Hujjatullaah]
O `Abdul Haq [Ghaznavee] you took the initiative in vile epithets
So, I will invite you to a feast similar to the gift you have presented with your desire.
And you called me a dog and you uttered vile epithets
O you wretched/vicious one, you crossed the bounds.
And a dog is a form and you are its soul
Hence a person like you barks like a dog and complains.
…
You engaged in verbal impudence in the manner of ‘baghaaya’
And O monster, you have wronged yourself.
…
[RK, v. 12, p. 232; 1st and 3rd verses on the page;
Hujjatullaah]
Hence, I have sworn an oath by God Almighty
That soon I will vex the hearts of the mischief-mongers.
…
[RK, v. 12, p. 234; last but one verse on the page; Hujjatullaah]
O you [the one who is] overcome by the curse, cease to make mention of curses
Have you not seen what your condition has become after you did ‘bakwaas’ [barked nonsense]
…
[RK, v. 12, p. 235; 5th and 6th verses on the page; Hujjatullaah]
I do not see knowledge and intelligence in your soul/being
And you attack like a swine and bray like a donkey.
And you danced like a ‘baghiyya’ in gatherings
And established me as a transgressor although you are the greatest of transgressors.
…
[RK, v. 12, p. 232; 1st verse on the page; Hujjatullaah]
You [`Abdul Haq Ghaznavee] engaged in verbal impudence in the manner of ‘baghaaya’ [prostitutes]
And O monster, you have wronged yourself.
…
[RK, v. 12, p. 235; 6th verse on the page; Hujjatullaah]
And you [`Abdul Haq Ghaznavee] danced like a ‘baghiyya’ [prostitute] in gatherings
And established me as a transgressor although you are the greatest of transgressors.
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1900
Arba’in, online English edition, page 38
He is mentioned over 10 times
“”……even at my booklets Tohfa-e-Golarhviyyah and Tohfa-e-Ghaznaviyyah, you will come
to know what the Quran says about the Messiah. These were written for the guidance of Pir Mehr ‘Ali Shah and members of the Ghaznavi Jama‘at—Maulawi ‘Abdul Jabbar, ‘Abdul Wahid, ‘Abdul Haqq, and others.”””
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Tuhfa-e-Ghaznaviyyah, quotes and background info – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
MGA writes Tuhfa’-e-Ghaznaviyya. It was printed (700 copies) at the Diya’ul Islam Press and
published in October 1902.
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1905
Badr, vol. 1, no. 35, p. 4, dated 15 November 1905
Via Malfuzat-8, online English edition, page s 156-157
Malfuzat – Volume VIII
“””A speech was proposed in Amritsar on the morning of the 9th, for which the lecture hall of Mr Rai Kanhaiya Lal, the lawyer, was obtained. The lecture hall was full of men.
The Promised Messiah as began his speech after 8 o’clock. He initially stated:
Only a few men were with me approximately fourteen years ago when I came here. The maulawis pronounced a fatwa of kufr [disbelief ] against me, and ‘Abdul-Haqq Ghaznavi entered into a mubahalah [prayer duel] with me; meaning that, he and I took oaths in which I affirmed that if I am a liar and a fabricator in my claim, may God humiliate and destroy me. After this mubahalah, God Almighty supported me immensely. Today, my followers number more than 300,000, and many sincere friends surround me. Furthermore, despite the opponents’ strenuous efforts and machinations, God Almighty safeguarded me against lawsuits and granted me a great deal of wealth.
In short, the Promised Messiah as spoke for about 45 minutes, and after that, he wanted to start mentioning the beauties of Islam. However, it is a pity that the opponents had come with plans hatched in advance to raise a clamour so no one could hear. Among them were the men of the Ghaznavi group and Maulawi Sanaullah’s party. So there was a great disturbance and an uproar, some clapped and whistled, and some
started shouting obscenities.
The leaders of Amritsar stood up and explained to them again and again, and the police tried to silence them and make them sit down, but no one obeyed. So much uproar was created that the lecture had to be stopped, but efforts to disperse the people failed. Furthermore, when the Promised Messiah as was about to board the vehicle to leave, stones and bricks began to rain down. It was the sheer protection of God that we were all saved; otherwise, stones were falling on us like the people of Taif had pelted stones upon the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
At this very moment, the Promised Messiah as said:
It was necessary that this sunnah also see fulfilment because this has been happening with all the Prophets. In the time of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, the opponents hatched similar plots when he would speak, making noise during the recitation of the Holy Quran so no one could hear the Holy Quran.””””
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Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation)
In 1906-1907, via “Haqiqatul Wahi”, MGA mentions Abdul-Haqq Ghaznavi 6 times (see pages 306-307). MGA specifically under sign #92, and sign #159 (page 444). MGA alleges that Maulawi Abdul Haqq Ghaznavi had no children and thus lost the Mubahila (see page 445). MGA alleged that Maulawi Abdul Haqq Ghaznavi’s brother died and he married the widow and she is now pregnant. MGA argues that in contrast, he was given 4 sons and hundreds of thousands of rupees (page 551).
_____________________________________________________________________________________________1943
Maulvi Abdul Kareem is mentioned in the ROR of Dec-1943 in terms of Hafiz Muhammad Yusuf. In 1901, Hafiz Muhammad Yusuf had told MGA that Maulvi Abdul Kareem had put forward the absurd claim that MGA=Muhammad (saw)(astagfarullah). MGA counter argues in Malfuzat that he had been saying this the early 1880’s and via the Barahin series (1-4 only) and Muslims like Maulvi Nazir Ahmad of Delhi had praised this book. MGA alleges that Munshi Abdul Haq and Babu Muhammad (aka ilahi Bakhsh) also witnessed this. MGA also mentioned Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan.
In the ROR of Dec-1943, the famous book (by Babu Ilahi Bakhsh, the accountant) “Asai Moosa” (1899). This is a 455 pages book which contains his correspondence with Mirza, all of his Ilham particularly about the lies of Mirza, and the failed Ilham of Mirza Ghulam Qadiani. His name is written as Munshi ilahi Bakhsh (and in the ROR of Dec-1943 as Babu Muhammad). ilahi Bakhsh accused MGA and his family of being poor people (paupers) and those who sold out for a few coins. MGA tells ilahi Bakhsh to go and look at the Punjab Chiefs, however, Mirza Ghulam Murtaza lied to Lepel Griffin therein.
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Summary written by a friend of mine
In May 1893, when Mirza Qadiani was engaged in debate with Athem at Amritsar, he was challenged by Molana Abdul Haq Ghaznavi for a Mubahila after the end of his debate with Athem. Mirza replied that he would do it during debate with Athem so Mirza reached the venue on 27 May, 1893 at Eidgah ground Amritsar along-with his 25 close Mullahs. Both parties prayed may Allah,s curse fall upon the liars and may he be humiliated publicly so that masses could see and differentiate between the liars and truthful.
On 5th September,1894 when Athem,s death prophesy failed, Mirza came under sever humiliation. Peoples from all around criticised and insulted him in a harsh manner.
Abdul Haq Ghaznavi published an Ishtihar titled as bad effects of Mubahila on Mirza. Addressing to Mirza Qadiyani he wrote in Ishtihar that you had said after mubahila that whoever is on wrong path would be humiliated and black faced now tell me who is on wrong path and being humiliated . He continued that in few cases predictions of hindu pandits and astronomists proved true but in your case prophesies end up in total failure bringing u the humiliation. The timeline for Athem has elapsed and Athem is well and healthier than before. The humiliation and insult you are suffering Is the result of mubahila between us.
After this Molvi Abdul Haq Ghaznavi asked muslims and Qadianis to state under oath as to who has been under humiliation today. He said that I used to be suffering from various diseases but this year I am 100% healthy and even a single pimple has not appeared on my body and the countless blessings of Allah have been bestowed upon me that i do not like to disclose it. Whereas Mirza is receiving curse from all the country. Mirza.s Mureeds Namely Ismail of Jandiala, Yusuf Khan Sarhadi and Muhammad Saeed cousin of Mirza,s wife have converted to Christianity after Mirza,s prophesy of Athems death failed. in this way Mirza has to suffer physical and moral insult and humiliation.
In extreme anger, Mirza Qadiani replied to the ishtihar addressing AHG as under:-
“O kazzab (Liar )you have seen all this before mubahila,
u have been drowned, u have been burnet, o u the
excrement of stupids tell us when did you come out of
water u were drowned in the waters of regrets like ill fated
man, how can u protect yourself from fire which was
alighted to burn the mischievous so burn there”.
After this Mubahila Mirza has to face countless sufferings and pain which include the sudden death of his 9 year old son Mubarak Ahmed whom Mirza has boasted to be Masleh e Mouud. Mirza himself died of cholera in 1908 at Lahore in the life of Abdul Haq Ghznavi while AHG remained alive quite peacefully and comfortably after 9 years.
(ANJAM E ATHEM, page 21, HUJJATULLAH, page72,HAQIQATUL WAHI,page 240, All by MGAQ)
(Raees e Qadiyan by Rafiq Dilaweri.628-630)
The scans
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Via Maulvi Sanaullah and “Tahrik-e-Mirza”
In 1884, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed that the Quran 61:09, 48:28 and 9:32 was also revealed to him
Author: Mawlana Abdul Haqq Ghaznavi from Amritsar Punjab. Dated 8th of
Dhul-Qi’dah 1310 AH, June 1891
General information for Muslims
“By Maulvi Sufi Abdul Haqq Ghaznavi who is to engage in a Mubahala with Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani.
In the name of Allah, the Magnificent, the Merciful.
There is no doubt that I have been eager to do a Mubahala with Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani for days, and for around three years I have been challenging him to a Mubahala with me for his statements of disbelief that he has published in his books. However, since he was debating Christian priests, arguing in favour of Islam, I and many of my Muslim brothers considered it as inappropriate to engage in a Mubahala, discussions, or any other kind of engagement with Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani. We didn’t want him to be weakened or distracted against the priests, therefore, I submitted a letter given below, dated 7th Dhu-Qi’dah 1310 AH, that we accept the challenge of Mubahala, but wanted a change in the date.
This is the letter I (Maulana Abdul Haqq) wrote:
“Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani. Peace be upon those who follow the guidance. Due to your debate against the opponents of Islam on behalf of Islam and helping the Islamic faith, Muslims find it inappropriate to attack you, compete with you or even get engaged in a Mubahala. It seems inappropriate and far away from any expediency… And the intellect and reason don’t allow us to proceed with this matter, because in it is humiliation and disgrace to Islam and the people of Islam.
Therefore the said date is inappropriate. This date must be changed. I accept your challenge for a Mubahala.”
“In the magazine titled “Sachai ka Izhar” you write that soon a discussion is going to be held by the Ulama of Lahore on June 15th, 1893. So it is necessary that the Mubahala should take place after this discussion when you are acting as an opponent of Islam. Also, your lecture is not acceptable to us at this point, because when you show your justification, we will be refuting you, so this shall be neither a discussion, nor a Mubahala. This quarrel won’t come to an end, hence in the Mubahala both the parties will pray: “May Allah curse the liar.” Simply reply and answer this final request of mine.”
Dated: Mawlana Abdul Haqq Ghaznavi, 7th of Dhul Qi’dah 1310 AH.
The answer to my letter, which was sent by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, is referenced verbatim as follows:
“In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, from the humble servant of Allah,
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Mian Abdul Haq Ghaznavi should be made aware that as per his declaration, in which I have been declared a disbeliever and a liar, the date of the Mubahala has
been fixed and there were only two reasons for my visit to Amritsar. One being the debate with the Christians and the other being a Mubahala with you. After Istikhara for the above-mentioned two reasons I have arrived along with my supporters and many friends who were declared as apostates by you all and I have published various announcements. I have already invoked curses of Allah upon the transgressors. Now for those who want to take part in the Mubahala, I will be present at the Eidgah, which is the venue of Mubahala, as promised. May Allah Almighty destroy the liar and the disbeliever.
وَ لَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهۦِ عِلْمٌ إِۚنَّ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْبَصَرَ وَٱلْفُ ؤَادَ كُلُّ أُوْلَٰٓ ئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسُْٔو لًا
(And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the
sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned).
It should also be clear that I will not go to the debate of the 15th of June 1893, but on my behalf Hazrat Hakeem Maulvi Nooruddin or else Hazrat Maulvi Sayyed Mohammad Hasan will go. I do agree that I should not give any sermons at the Mubahala, instead, only supplication will be done that “I am a Muslim and follower of Allah’s Messenger. If I am a liar in this statement, then may Allah curse me.” And it will be a supplication from your side that this person is in fact a liar, an imposter, and a slanderer (false accuser). If I am a liar in this matter, may Allah the Almighty curse me.” If these words of my supplication do not suffice you, then whatever you ask me to supplicate, I will write it down in the way you describe, but now the date of the Mubahila will not be changed at all.”
لعنةاللهعلىٰ من تخلف منا وما حضر في ذٰلك التاريخ واليوم وَالوقت والسلام علىٰ عباده الّذين
اصطفىٰ
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, Amritsar (7th of Dhul-Qi’dah 1310 AH)
I (Maulana Abdul Haqq Ghaznawi) responded back:
“To sum it up, I have been acquitted and there is no blame on me because I wanted to change the date of the Mubahala for a purpose which I described in my previous letter. Even though I and other Muslims think and consider Mirza as misguided, he fights on behalf of Islam, so we should all supplicate for his victory and assist him. However, Mirza did not change the date of Mubahala i.e. 10th Dhul-Qi’dah. Now, I consider it obligatory to be present at the place of the Mubahala on the appointed date (i.e 10th Dhul-Qidah,) in the afternoon at 2 o’clock. I consider my presence at the decided place to be obligatory and there will be no lecture, sermon or any sort of clarification from either side, as he has promised in the letter. At the place of Eidgah, the Mubahala will be done in this manner:
“I, (i.e. Abdul Haqq) thrice in a loud voice will say: ‘O Allah, I consider Mirza a deviant, misguider, heretic, liar, false accuser, Muharrif,32— I understand the words of Allah and the sayings of Rasool Allah. If I am a liar in this matter, so curse me as you have never cursed any disbeliever till today.” Mirza in a loud voice must say this thrice, “O Allah, if I am a deviant, misguider, disbeliever, apostate, liar, false accuser, and altered the book of Allah and the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him, then curse me as you have never cursed any disbeliever till today.” After facing the Qibla, supplicate humbly for a long time, saying, “O Allah,
disgrace the liar, and all the people present in the assembly will say: Ameen.”
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Abdullah Ghaznavi – Wikipedia
Abdullah Ghaznavi (1811 – 15 February 1881) was an Afghan-Indian Muslim scholar and pietist. A pupil of Sayyid Nazir Husain,[1] he was exiled from his native Ghazni, Afghanistan on account of his adherence to and propagation of Ahl-i Hadith doctrines and had settled in Amritsar, Punjab, where he soon began attracting his own circle of students and admirers.[2] According to political scientist Dietrich Reetz, Abdullah Ghaznavi represented the ascetic tradition within the leadership of the early Ahl-i Hadith movement in contrast to those who reflected the sect’s increasing popularity among the urban elites.[3]
Biography
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Abdullah Ghaznavi was born in 1811 in the Afghan city of Ghazni. He was given the name Muhammad A’zam at birth but later changed it to Abdullah. After studying with local scholars, he moved to Qandahar to study under the eminent scholar Allamah Habibullah Qandahari and returned to Ghazni after completing his studies.[4] In his youth, Ghaznavi was particularly inspired by the teachings of the Indian Muslim revivalists Sayyid Ahmad Barailwi and his companion Shah Isma’il Dehlawi, having read Shah Ismail’s theological work Taqwīyyat al-īmān (Strengthening of Faith).[5] During this period in Afghanistan, Sayyid Ahmad’s Ahl-i Hadith followers in neighbouring India were widely, often polemically, associated with the Arabian Wahhabi movement on account of their doctrines and in the context of the Wahhabis’ potential for political subversion, something which led Ghaznavi to become a persona non grata in his native country.[6]
Ghaznavi subsequently travelled to Delhi with two companions to study Hadith under the distinguished scholar Sayyid Nazir Husain Dehlawi. He had not completed his studies, however, when the Indian Rebellion of 1857 broke out. Ghaznavi left Delhi and returned to Afghanistan during the conflict.[7] Having adopted a reformist and puritanical orientation, he began preaching openly against perceived religious innovations (bid’ah) and against blind adherence (taqlid) to the prevailing Hanafi school. The traditional Afghan scholars issued a fatwa declaring him to be a kafir (disbeliever)[8] and complained against him to the ruler, Amir Dost Mohammad Khan, who ordered Ghaznavi to be exiled.[9] During the next fifteen years, Ghaznavi travelled to various places throughout north-western India with his family and pupils facing much hostility on account of his teachings wherever he went. Within this period he returned to Ghazni three times and was expelled each time.[10] On the last occasion, he was beaten and then jailed for two years before being exiled.[11]
Upon his release and final expulsion from Afghanistan, Ghaznavi migrated to the Punjab and settled in Amritsar. When he came to that city, however, some of its people started rumours that he was a Wahhabi and this aroused the suspicion of the local British administration. He, therefore, shifted his residence to the nearby village of Khayrdi where he taught in peace. In Amritsar, he eventually established a school, the Madrasah Al-Ghaznawiyah and became an influential representative of the Ahl-i Hadith movement in the area.[12] As his popularity grew, further centres of learning were established in Delhi, Bhopal and Patna.[13] Abdullah Ghaznavi had fifteen daughters and twelve sons many of whom continued his reformist work.[14]
Accounts of his piety
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Abdullah Ghaznavi was noted among his disciples for his zealous devotion to God and remembrance of Him. He was said to be Mustajab Ad-Du’a (whose prayers are answered) meaning that many of his prayers were accepted. According to one account, once, while Ghaznavi was busy in the remembrance of God in the mosque, one could hear the walls of the Mosque repeating: lā ilāha illā -llāh (there is no god but Allah).[15] Shams-ul-Haq Azimabadi wrote of him in his Ghayat Al-Maqsud (1/12):
He was in all conditions drowned in the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Sublime be He) until his meat, bones, veins, hair and all his body was turned towards Allah the Exalted, vanished in the remembrance of Him (Glorified and Sublime be He).[16]
Sayyid Abdul Hay Al-Hasani An-Nadwi Al-Hanafi wrote in his Nuzhah Al-Khawatir (vol 7 p 302-303):
The Shaykh, Imam, scholar Muhadith ‘Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shareef Al-Ghaznawi, Shaykh Muhammad A’zam (his original name) Az-Zahid Al-Mujahid (the ascetic striver) walking in the desire of Allah, preferring His satisfaction over his self, his family, wealth and country. He had a prestigious rank and great cognizance.[17]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ghaznavi
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TUHFA-E-GOLARHVIYYAH by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1902) – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
Maulvi Abdullah Ghaznavi and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
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