This allegation is one of the allegations which is brought up most by the non Ahmadi Muslims against Mirza Ghualm Ahmad(as), even though if looked in context, the reality becomes clear. Firstly Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) did not claim that Sanaullah would die during his life time, rather he did a challenge to the maulvi which he was terrified of and ran away. He would continuously back out of the challenge.
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) of Qaadian sent a challenge out to all of the scholars of India who were rejecting and mocking him during the year of 1896. Ahmad(as) named 58 scholars and 49 sufis whom he challenged to the mubahala. From these 58 scholars one of the people included was Sanaullah. Ahmad(as) sent out the challenge but none of them had accepted. Sanaullah would act like he accepted but because of the pressure which was on him, he would continuously back out as his heart knew that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) was a true Prophet of Allah.
Before I go in to detail here are some statements about Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) by him
Sanaullah wrote in his book, Tarikh-e-Mirza, that he had such a great respect and honor for him that he used to visit him in Qadian on foot. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad “emerged as a defender of the faith”(Hasan, The Truth About Ahmadiyyat page 1)
The Maulvi also called him: “a champion of Islam.”(Nadwi A.H: Qadianism, A Critical Study, page 26, 35)
Now onto the details of the mubahalah challenge which Sanaullah was way too terrified to accept.
The first acceptance of the maulvi was a signed statement or letter which he wrote to his friend. It reached to Ahmad(as) to which he replied:
“I have seen the signed statement of Maulvi Sanaullah of Amritsar stating that he is whole-heartedly ready to accept such a method of decision whereby the two parties, i.e. he and I, should pray that whoever from among us is a liar should die in the life of the other”(Ijaz-e-Ahmadi Page 14)
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) further went on to state:
“So if Maulvi Sanaullah sahib has expressed this desire from heart and not by way of hypocrisy, then what is better than this? He shall do a great favor upon the ummat in this era of dissension, as an opponent, he shall become the means of a verdict between truth and falsehood. He has put forth a good proposal, now if only he remains firm upon this” (Ijaz-e-Ahmadi Page 14)
Now the signs of the Maulvi running away begin. After Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) had published these announcements, the maulvi replied by saying:
“Since this humble one is not in actuality or like yourself a prophet, messenger, the son of God, or claim to receive revelation, therefore I dare not accept such a challenge.” (Illhamat-e-Mirza, Edition 2, Page 85)
Now Sanaullah became pressured once again and was indeed confused. He self contradicted himself by saying:
“Mirza’is! If you are truthful then come; and bring your people with you. The same Eid-Gah is ready where you did a mubahala with Sufi Abdul Haq Ghaznavi and were faced with heavenly disgrace(Note: This is indeed another lie as Ahmad(as) did not pray against anyone as the maulvi has claimed) And bring the man who has invited me for a Mubahalah in his book Anjam-e-Atham” (Ahl-e-Hadith, 29 March 1907 Page 10)
After Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) recieved this news, he responded by stating:
“I give the good news to Maulvi Sanaullah that Mirza Sahib has accepted his challenge of Mubahalah. Undoubtedly(you) swear that this man (i.e Mirza Sahib) is false in his claim and then openly state that if I am false in this claim then “May the curse of Allah be upon those who lie”. The verse of the Holy Qur’an upon which the foundation of Mubahalah is set only states that both parties should say, “May the curse of Allah be upon those who lie” (Badr, 14 April 1907)
After Maulvi Sanaullah read this, he shook once again and became terrified. He ran away once again by claiming:
“I did not invite you to a Mubahalah, I only expressed my intent to make a sworn statement. However, you call this a Mubahalah, whereas a Mubahalah is when both parties swear against each other. I have only agreed to take an oath not to engage in a Mubahalah. A sworn statement is something else and a Mubahalah is something else” (Ahl-e-Hadith 19 April 1907)
Now we see that the maulvi has contradicted himself many times already throughout his conversation in regards to the mubahalah. This shows us how afraid and terrified he was. His statements make it clear that he continued to flee from the mubahalah and this is no shock to us as Ahmadi Muslims as all maulvis would run away from the Prophet of Allah.
Before Sanaullah published this statement of April 1907, Allah told Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) that Sanaullah would not accept. Therefore, Ahmad(as) published a final invitation which he called a “Final Verdict”. He prayed that Allah destroys he who is false in the life of the other. Ahmad(as) wrote:
“In the end,w e request Maulvi Sahib to publish this statement in his newspaper(Ahl-e-Hadith) and write whatever he so wishes below it. Now the verdict is in Allah’s hand”
Now it was the obligation of Sanaullah to accept this challenge but he was extremely fearful and did not accept this. After the Promised Messiah(as) published this final verdict, Sanaullah could have mentioned the mubahalah but instead he wrote a statement of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) on April 26 1907 which consisted of six major statements.
His first statement was that the approval was not sought of him on the wording of the prayer and it was published without his approval
Secondly he stated that the statement of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) cannot be considered a final decision at all.
Thirdly he stated that his opposition is with Ahmad(As), and if he dies how would his death be a sign for the others?
Fourthly he stated that the messengers of Allah are merciful and generous and their only desire is that no one should be destroyed. Why then do you pray for my destruction?
Fifthly he stated that Allah grants false, deceptive, mischievous and disobedient people a long life, so that in this response they may further increase in their evil(Written by his assistant, and agreed by Sanaullah stating that he believes it is true, in the newspaper of July 31 1907)
His sixth point was basically that this statement of yours is not acceptable to me and nor can any wise person accept it (Ahl-e-Hadith April 26 1907)
After all of this Sanaullah continued saying a statement which further supported his fifth point:
“Despite being a true prophet, the Holy Prophet(saw) passed away before Musailma Kadhab, and even though Musailmah was a liar, he died after the truthful one” (Muraqqa-e-Qadiani, April 1907, Page 9)
And then :
“Show such a sign from which we can take a lesson. If we die, what shall we see and what guidance shall we receive?” (Watan Amritsar, 26 April 1907, Page 11)
It is indeed clear that Sanaullah did not accept the final verdict and ran away from it also. if he did accept it he would have indeed been humiliated and destroyed like the others. Since he did not accept the challenge, he was not faced with the punishment he would have in regards to a mubahalah. Now we see that Sanaullah claimed that the false are granted a longer life by Allah after he had ran away and there is a clear reason why he had done this. He knew that if he accepted this challenge of the Lion of Allah he would have indeed been crushed and would have died first. This is the only reason he added such a point.
It is however clear that he did not accept the Challenge just as the Christians who lived in Najran were too afraid to accept the Mubahalah of Muhammad(saw). The ayah was revealed but they were too scared to accept the challenge and if they did accept it they would have been destroyed, but were sadly as scared as Sanaullah.
After Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) passed away, a lot of opponents said that the statement of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) which said “Final Verdict” was not a mubahalah. This is totally false and is a clear lie.
Firstly, Sanaullah himself had considered the final statement to be or a mubahalah or he had no reason to respond to the challenge and whine about it being unfair.
Secondly his objected to the statement which was issued before his approval is also a clear proof that he was aware that it was indeed a mubahalaha but was too scared to accept it.
Thirdly, one month after Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) passed away, Sanaullah stated:
“The Krishan of Qadian published an announcement of Mubahalah on 15 April 1907(Muraqqa-e-Qadiani, June 1908, Page 18)
This further proves that it was indeed a mubahalah which Sanaullah ran away from and clearly rejected. Allah has exposed the fear of this Maulvi in such a beautiful way and any truth seeker can see the lies through his statements.
Fourthly, Sanauallah stated that to this day, Mirza Sahib had never issued forth such an open challenge of mubahalah to anyone, This itself shows that Maulvi Sanaullah knew that it was indeed a mubahalah and that no one had received such a mubahalah as he has. He has clearly agreed that the final verdict was a mubahalah challenge which is quote obvious. Sanaullah rejected just as the Christians rejected the challenge of Muhammad(saw).
It is evident that Sanaullah was extremely terrified and unable to take a step against the Lion of Allah. Ahmad(as) has said:
“Where is it written that a false person dies in the life of the truthful one? What we have written is that between two parties who are engaged in a Mubahalah, the one who is false dies in the life of the truthful. Did all the enemies of the Holy Prophet (sa) die in his lifetime? Thousands of enemies remained alive after the demise of the Holy Prophet (sa). Yes, a false person who engages in a Mubahalah dies in the life of a truthful person. Similarly, our opponents shall remain alive after our demise. We become astonished upon hearing such things. Look at how our words are presented in a twisted manner. And what art of distortion is this that even the Jews have been left behind.”( Al-Hakam, 10 October 1907, p. 9)
Ahmad(as) has also stated in regards to his other mubahalahs which the mullahs accidentally accepted and were faced with the wrath of Allah that:
Where is Ghulam Dastgir who supplicated for my destruction in his book Faid-e-Rahmani, and prayed for the death of whichever of us was false? Where is Maulavi Charagh Din of Jammu who stood up for Mubahalah against me and predicted my death on the basis of a revelation he was supposed to have received? Where is Faqir Mirza who had a large following and who predicted my death with great enthusiasm. He even announced that God had informed him from His throne that I was an impostor and would die during his own lifetime in the following month of Ramadan. But when Ramadan came, it was he himself who died of the plague. Where is Sa‘d-ullah of Ludhiana who stood up for Mubahalah against me and predicted my death? He died of the plague in my lifetime. Where is Maulavi Mohy-ud-Din of Lakhoke who called me the Pharaoh and predicted my death in his lifetime and published several of his supposed revelations concerning me? He too passed away in my lifetime. Where is the accountant Babu Ilahi Bakhsh of Lahore, the author of ‘Asa-eMusa, who described himself as Moses and called me Pharaoh and predicted my death by the plague in his own lifetime, and published several other prophecies about my ruin? He too died of plague within my lifetime, thus bearing witness that his book ‘Asa-e-Musa was false and a bundle of impostures. All these people had hoped that I would become an illustration of the verse:
‘If he be a liar, on him will be the sin of his lie.’—(Al-Mu’min, 40:29)
But they themselves illustrated this verse by their ruin. By destroying them God also made me an illustration of the second part of the same verse:
But if he is truthful, then some of that which he threatens you with will surely befall you.’—(Al-Mu’min, 40:29)
Have not all these events fully established the design of God Almighty? Yet it was necessary for my opponents to have rejected me because of the Divine prediction published 26 years ago in Brahin-e-Ahmadiyyah:
A Warner came to the world and the world did not accept him, but God will accept him and will establish his truth with powerful assaults.
I am certain that God will not stop His signs till my truth is made manifest to the world. Today, 15th May 1908, it has occurred to me that there is another method by which a God fearing person may perchance emerge from the dangerous whirlpool of denial. It is as follows: Someone out of my opponents who deems me a disbeliever and a liar should obtain the attention of at least ten reputed clerics, or of at least ten well known leading personalities, and should come out against me in order to carry out a test of our truth or falsehood. We should select two persons who are critically ill and each of them should, by the drawing of lots, be allocated to each of us for prayer. Thereafter, the one whose patient recovers completely or lives longer than the other patient, will be considered true. All this is in the hand of Allah Almighty, and, relying on His promise, I predict that God will either bestow full health on the patient allocated to me or will grant him longer life than the other patient; and this will be the testimony of my truth. If this does not happen, it may be concluded that I am not from God. But it will be necessary that the person who stands up against me, and the ten Maulavis or leading personalities who support him, must announce in three leading papers that, in the case of my triumph, they will accept me and join my Jama‘at. I shall also be bound by similar conditions…. One benefit resulting from such a contest would be that God Almighty would bestow new life upon someone dangerously ill, who has lost all hope of life, and would thus manifest a sign of reviving the dead. Secondly, the contention between us will be judged peacefully and easily. Peace be on him who follows the right path. Announced by: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, The Promised Messiah. 15 May, 1908.([Chashma-e-Ma‘rifat, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 23, pp. 2-4])
Imagine the end of Sanaullah if he actually had the power to accept a mubahalah with the Lion of Allah?
A biography of Sanaullah writes in regards to his death, showing his corrupt his life had become:
“In August 1947, Amritsar was the scene of a mini-doomsday. The death-afflicting storm of rioting completely enfolded the residence of Maulana, and even though he succeeded in evacuating himself and his family out into safety, his only youthful son Ataullah was cruelly slaughtered under his very eyes and the horror of that grief minced his heart into pieces.”(Al Aitzan June, 15 1962 page 10)
And also :
Maulvi Abdul Majid Sohdarvi, biographer of Maulvi Sanaullah, writes: “The moment he left his house, vagabonds and looters who were waiting for the opportunity swept in and took everything, including all the household items, cash and jewelry. After looting and robbing, they put the house on fire. That was, however, not the end of it; the looters also put on fire and turned to ashes Maulana’s most precious and valuable collection of books which included some very rare publications worth thousands of rupees and which he had brought together after great pains and expense. The loss of these books was no less distressing to Maulana than the loss of his only son. Those books were the most valuable estate of his life and some of them were so rare that it was not only difficult but impossible to replace them” … “This violent grief remained with Maulana until his death and, in fact, these two tragic incidents were the major cause of his sudden death. The sudden loss of his only son and the burning of his most precious collection of books, and the affliction of both of these misfortunes over a short while claimed his life(Seerati Sanai, Maqbool Aam Press, Lahore)
Even though he ran away from the mubahalah, he still faced the wrath of Allah.
And say, ‘Truth has come and falsehood has vanished away. Falsehood does indeed vanish away fast.’(Chapter 17 Verse 82)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) of Qaadian sent a challenge out to all of the scholars of India who were rejecting and mocking him during the year of 1896. Ahmad(as) named 58 scholars and 49 sufis whom he challenged to the mubahala. From these 58 scholars one of the people included was Sanaullah. Ahmad(as) sent out the challenge but none of them had accepted. Sanaullah would act like he accepted but because of the pressure which was on him, he would continuously back out as his heart knew that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) was a true Prophet of Allah.
Before I go in to detail here are some statements about Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) by him
Sanaullah wrote in his book, Tarikh-e-Mirza, that he had such a great respect and honor for him that he used to visit him in Qadian on foot. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad “emerged as a defender of the faith”(Hasan, The Truth About Ahmadiyyat page 1)
The Maulvi also called him: “a champion of Islam.”(Nadwi A.H: Qadianism, A Critical Study, page 26, 35)
Now onto the details of the mubahalah challenge which Sanaullah was way too terrified to accept.
The first acceptance of the maulvi was a signed statement or letter which he wrote to his friend. It reached to Ahmad(as) to which he replied:
“I have seen the signed statement of Maulvi Sanaullah of Amritsar stating that he is whole-heartedly ready to accept such a method of decision whereby the two parties, i.e. he and I, should pray that whoever from among us is a liar should die in the life of the other”(Ijaz-e-Ahmadi Page 14)
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) further went on to state:
“So if Maulvi Sanaullah sahib has expressed this desire from heart and not by way of hypocrisy, then what is better than this? He shall do a great favor upon the ummat in this era of dissension, as an opponent, he shall become the means of a verdict between truth and falsehood. He has put forth a good proposal, now if only he remains firm upon this” (Ijaz-e-Ahmadi Page 14)
Now the signs of the Maulvi running away begin. After Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) had published these announcements, the maulvi replied by saying:
“Since this humble one is not in actuality or like yourself a prophet, messenger, the son of God, or claim to receive revelation, therefore I dare not accept such a challenge.” (Illhamat-e-Mirza, Edition 2, Page 85)
Now Sanaullah became pressured once again and was indeed confused. He self contradicted himself by saying:
“Mirza’is! If you are truthful then come; and bring your people with you. The same Eid-Gah is ready where you did a mubahala with Sufi Abdul Haq Ghaznavi and were faced with heavenly disgrace(Note: This is indeed another lie as Ahmad(as) did not pray against anyone as the maulvi has claimed) And bring the man who has invited me for a Mubahalah in his book Anjam-e-Atham” (Ahl-e-Hadith, 29 March 1907 Page 10)
After Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) recieved this news, he responded by stating:
“I give the good news to Maulvi Sanaullah that Mirza Sahib has accepted his challenge of Mubahalah. Undoubtedly(you) swear that this man (i.e Mirza Sahib) is false in his claim and then openly state that if I am false in this claim then “May the curse of Allah be upon those who lie”. The verse of the Holy Qur’an upon which the foundation of Mubahalah is set only states that both parties should say, “May the curse of Allah be upon those who lie” (Badr, 14 April 1907)
After Maulvi Sanaullah read this, he shook once again and became terrified. He ran away once again by claiming:
“I did not invite you to a Mubahalah, I only expressed my intent to make a sworn statement. However, you call this a Mubahalah, whereas a Mubahalah is when both parties swear against each other. I have only agreed to take an oath not to engage in a Mubahalah. A sworn statement is something else and a Mubahalah is something else” (Ahl-e-Hadith 19 April 1907)
Now we see that the maulvi has contradicted himself many times already throughout his conversation in regards to the mubahalah. This shows us how afraid and terrified he was. His statements make it clear that he continued to flee from the mubahalah and this is no shock to us as Ahmadi Muslims as all maulvis would run away from the Prophet of Allah.
Before Sanaullah published this statement of April 1907, Allah told Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) that Sanaullah would not accept. Therefore, Ahmad(as) published a final invitation which he called a “Final Verdict”. He prayed that Allah destroys he who is false in the life of the other. Ahmad(as) wrote:
“In the end,w e request Maulvi Sahib to publish this statement in his newspaper(Ahl-e-Hadith) and write whatever he so wishes below it. Now the verdict is in Allah’s hand”
Now it was the obligation of Sanaullah to accept this challenge but he was extremely fearful and did not accept this. After the Promised Messiah(as) published this final verdict, Sanaullah could have mentioned the mubahalah but instead he wrote a statement of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) on April 26 1907 which consisted of six major statements.
His first statement was that the approval was not sought of him on the wording of the prayer and it was published without his approval
Secondly he stated that the statement of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) cannot be considered a final decision at all.
Thirdly he stated that his opposition is with Ahmad(As), and if he dies how would his death be a sign for the others?
Fourthly he stated that the messengers of Allah are merciful and generous and their only desire is that no one should be destroyed. Why then do you pray for my destruction?
Fifthly he stated that Allah grants false, deceptive, mischievous and disobedient people a long life, so that in this response they may further increase in their evil(Written by his assistant, and agreed by Sanaullah stating that he believes it is true, in the newspaper of July 31 1907)
His sixth point was basically that this statement of yours is not acceptable to me and nor can any wise person accept it (Ahl-e-Hadith April 26 1907)
After all of this Sanaullah continued saying a statement which further supported his fifth point:
“Despite being a true prophet, the Holy Prophet(saw) passed away before Musailma Kadhab, and even though Musailmah was a liar, he died after the truthful one” (Muraqqa-e-Qadiani, April 1907, Page 9)
And then :
“Show such a sign from which we can take a lesson. If we die, what shall we see and what guidance shall we receive?” (Watan Amritsar, 26 April 1907, Page 11)
It is indeed clear that Sanaullah did not accept the final verdict and ran away from it also. if he did accept it he would have indeed been humiliated and destroyed like the others. Since he did not accept the challenge, he was not faced with the punishment he would have in regards to a mubahalah. Now we see that Sanaullah claimed that the false are granted a longer life by Allah after he had ran away and there is a clear reason why he had done this. He knew that if he accepted this challenge of the Lion of Allah he would have indeed been crushed and would have died first. This is the only reason he added such a point.
It is however clear that he did not accept the Challenge just as the Christians who lived in Najran were too afraid to accept the Mubahalah of Muhammad(saw). The ayah was revealed but they were too scared to accept the challenge and if they did accept it they would have been destroyed, but were sadly as scared as Sanaullah.
After Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) passed away, a lot of opponents said that the statement of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) which said “Final Verdict” was not a mubahalah. This is totally false and is a clear lie.
Firstly, Sanaullah himself had considered the final statement to be or a mubahalah or he had no reason to respond to the challenge and whine about it being unfair.
Secondly his objected to the statement which was issued before his approval is also a clear proof that he was aware that it was indeed a mubahalaha but was too scared to accept it.
Thirdly, one month after Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) passed away, Sanaullah stated:
“The Krishan of Qadian published an announcement of Mubahalah on 15 April 1907(Muraqqa-e-Qadiani, June 1908, Page 18)
This further proves that it was indeed a mubahalah which Sanaullah ran away from and clearly rejected. Allah has exposed the fear of this Maulvi in such a beautiful way and any truth seeker can see the lies through his statements.
Fourthly, Sanauallah stated that to this day, Mirza Sahib had never issued forth such an open challenge of mubahalah to anyone, This itself shows that Maulvi Sanaullah knew that it was indeed a mubahalah and that no one had received such a mubahalah as he has. He has clearly agreed that the final verdict was a mubahalah challenge which is quote obvious. Sanaullah rejected just as the Christians rejected the challenge of Muhammad(saw).
It is evident that Sanaullah was extremely terrified and unable to take a step against the Lion of Allah. Ahmad(as) has said:
“Where is it written that a false person dies in the life of the truthful one? What we have written is that between two parties who are engaged in a Mubahalah, the one who is false dies in the life of the truthful. Did all the enemies of the Holy Prophet (sa) die in his lifetime? Thousands of enemies remained alive after the demise of the Holy Prophet (sa). Yes, a false person who engages in a Mubahalah dies in the life of a truthful person. Similarly, our opponents shall remain alive after our demise. We become astonished upon hearing such things. Look at how our words are presented in a twisted manner. And what art of distortion is this that even the Jews have been left behind.”( Al-Hakam, 10 October 1907, p. 9)
Ahmad(as) has also stated in regards to his other mubahalahs which the mullahs accidentally accepted and were faced with the wrath of Allah that:
Where is Ghulam Dastgir who supplicated for my destruction in his book Faid-e-Rahmani, and prayed for the death of whichever of us was false? Where is Maulavi Charagh Din of Jammu who stood up for Mubahalah against me and predicted my death on the basis of a revelation he was supposed to have received? Where is Faqir Mirza who had a large following and who predicted my death with great enthusiasm. He even announced that God had informed him from His throne that I was an impostor and would die during his own lifetime in the following month of Ramadan. But when Ramadan came, it was he himself who died of the plague. Where is Sa‘d-ullah of Ludhiana who stood up for Mubahalah against me and predicted my death? He died of the plague in my lifetime. Where is Maulavi Mohy-ud-Din of Lakhoke who called me the Pharaoh and predicted my death in his lifetime and published several of his supposed revelations concerning me? He too passed away in my lifetime. Where is the accountant Babu Ilahi Bakhsh of Lahore, the author of ‘Asa-eMusa, who described himself as Moses and called me Pharaoh and predicted my death by the plague in his own lifetime, and published several other prophecies about my ruin? He too died of plague within my lifetime, thus bearing witness that his book ‘Asa-e-Musa was false and a bundle of impostures. All these people had hoped that I would become an illustration of the verse:
‘If he be a liar, on him will be the sin of his lie.’—(Al-Mu’min, 40:29)
But they themselves illustrated this verse by their ruin. By destroying them God also made me an illustration of the second part of the same verse:
But if he is truthful, then some of that which he threatens you with will surely befall you.’—(Al-Mu’min, 40:29)
Have not all these events fully established the design of God Almighty? Yet it was necessary for my opponents to have rejected me because of the Divine prediction published 26 years ago in Brahin-e-Ahmadiyyah:
A Warner came to the world and the world did not accept him, but God will accept him and will establish his truth with powerful assaults.
I am certain that God will not stop His signs till my truth is made manifest to the world. Today, 15th May 1908, it has occurred to me that there is another method by which a God fearing person may perchance emerge from the dangerous whirlpool of denial. It is as follows: Someone out of my opponents who deems me a disbeliever and a liar should obtain the attention of at least ten reputed clerics, or of at least ten well known leading personalities, and should come out against me in order to carry out a test of our truth or falsehood. We should select two persons who are critically ill and each of them should, by the drawing of lots, be allocated to each of us for prayer. Thereafter, the one whose patient recovers completely or lives longer than the other patient, will be considered true. All this is in the hand of Allah Almighty, and, relying on His promise, I predict that God will either bestow full health on the patient allocated to me or will grant him longer life than the other patient; and this will be the testimony of my truth. If this does not happen, it may be concluded that I am not from God. But it will be necessary that the person who stands up against me, and the ten Maulavis or leading personalities who support him, must announce in three leading papers that, in the case of my triumph, they will accept me and join my Jama‘at. I shall also be bound by similar conditions…. One benefit resulting from such a contest would be that God Almighty would bestow new life upon someone dangerously ill, who has lost all hope of life, and would thus manifest a sign of reviving the dead. Secondly, the contention between us will be judged peacefully and easily. Peace be on him who follows the right path. Announced by: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, The Promised Messiah. 15 May, 1908.([Chashma-e-Ma‘rifat, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 23, pp. 2-4])
Imagine the end of Sanaullah if he actually had the power to accept a mubahalah with the Lion of Allah?
A biography of Sanaullah writes in regards to his death, showing his corrupt his life had become:
“In August 1947, Amritsar was the scene of a mini-doomsday. The death-afflicting storm of rioting completely enfolded the residence of Maulana, and even though he succeeded in evacuating himself and his family out into safety, his only youthful son Ataullah was cruelly slaughtered under his very eyes and the horror of that grief minced his heart into pieces.”(Al Aitzan June, 15 1962 page 10)
And also :
Maulvi Abdul Majid Sohdarvi, biographer of Maulvi Sanaullah, writes: “The moment he left his house, vagabonds and looters who were waiting for the opportunity swept in and took everything, including all the household items, cash and jewelry. After looting and robbing, they put the house on fire. That was, however, not the end of it; the looters also put on fire and turned to ashes Maulana’s most precious and valuable collection of books which included some very rare publications worth thousands of rupees and which he had brought together after great pains and expense. The loss of these books was no less distressing to Maulana than the loss of his only son. Those books were the most valuable estate of his life and some of them were so rare that it was not only difficult but impossible to replace them” … “This violent grief remained with Maulana until his death and, in fact, these two tragic incidents were the major cause of his sudden death. The sudden loss of his only son and the burning of his most precious collection of books, and the affliction of both of these misfortunes over a short while claimed his life(Seerati Sanai, Maqbool Aam Press, Lahore)
Even though he ran away from the mubahalah, he still faced the wrath of Allah.
And say, ‘Truth has come and falsehood has vanished away. Falsehood does indeed vanish away fast.’(Chapter 17 Verse 82)