Text of the Mubahalah1

Text of the Mubahalah by Lekh Ram

I, Lekh Ram, a humble individual, son of Pundit Tara Singh Sharma, the author of Takdhib-e-Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya and of the present treatise, hereby depose solemnly and in full possession of my senses that I have read the treatise Surmah Chashm-e-Aryah, cover to cover, not once but several times, fully understanding its arguments. What is more, I published their refutation in the present treatise according to Sat Dharam [the True Faith]. I was not at all impressed by the arguments of Mirza Sahib, nor are they related to the truth. I hold my Parmeshwar, who is the Universal Father, as witness and solemnly declare that, as the teaching enjoined in the four Vedas is the basis of guidance, I firmly believe that my soul and all souls are never subject to annihilation, that is non-existence never happened, nor will it ever happen to the souls. No one created my soul from nothingness.

(In other words, there is no one who created my soul; it has existed on its own since eternity).

Rather, it has remained and shall forever remain under eternal providence of Parmatma.2 Similarly, my physical matter, i.e. my elements or particles are eternal or self-existing, is under the sovereign control of Permatma, and shall never become extinct; and no one else, is the Creator of the universe. I am not the master or the maker of the world like Permatma; neither do I encompass it, nor am I omniscient. Rather, I am a humble servant of the All-Powerful One. But I have always existed in His knowledge and power. I have never ceased to exist; nor is there such a thing as non-existence. In fact, nothing is non-existent.

Similarly, I acknowledge Veda’s just teaching that Mukti or salvation is granted according to the deeds till Maha-Kalpa3 after which, in accordance with the judgment of Parmeshwar, human shape has to be assumed once again.

(Meaning their salvation is not permanent, it is only for a fixed period.)

Limited actions do not have unlimited reward.

(Actions are limited indeed but the intention of the sincere devotee is not limited; besides the limitation of the actions is not by his choice).

I sincerely believe in all these teachings of the Vedas… I also believe that Parmeshwar does not at all forgive sins.

(What a strange Parmeshwar!)

I do not rely on any intercession or recommendation.

(Meaning that the prayer offered by someone for another is not accepted.)

I do not reckon God to be Rashi or to be cruel.

(The word is murtashi which means one who accepts bribe, the word is not rashi. This is an example of the scholarship of Lekh Ram; he writes rashi instead of murtashi.)

In accordance with the Vedic teaching, I perfectly and rightly believe that all four Vedas are certainly divine revelation. There is not an iota of error or falsehood or mythology in them. Permatma—[God] reveals them for the guidance of all in every new world order. In the beginning when creation of mankind started, Permatma revealed the Vedas to the souls of the four Rishis or sages, namely: (1) Shiri Agni, (2) Shiri Vayu, (3) Shiri Aditya, and (4) Shiri Angira. He did so directly and not through Gabriel or any other courier.4

He did it Himself for He is not in the heavens or on the Throne, but is Omnipresent. I also believe that the Vedas alone are the scriptures of the most perfect and holy divine wisdom, that the entire world learnt excellence from the land of the Aryas, and that the Aryas alone are the first [and foremost] teachers of all. It is claimed by Muslims that 124,000 Prophets have appeared over the last five to six thousand years outside the land of Aryas and brought the Torah, Zubur [Psalms], Gospel, and the Quran. After closely studying and understanding these scriptures… I consider all the religious teachings contained in them to be spurious and counterfeit to defame the true revelation… They have no proof in favour of their truth except greed or foolishness or the sword… Just as I consider other things that are opposed to the truth to be false, so do I believe the Quran and its principles and teachings that are against the Vedas, to be erroneous and false.

( [The curse of Allah be upon the liars].)

But my opponent is Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. He believes the Quran to be the Word of God and considers all its teachings to be correct and right. Just as after studying the Quran etc., I consider the Quran to be false, so does he, the totally illiterate and absolutely bereft of Sanskrit and Nagri, believes the Vedas to be false without studying or perusing them.5

O Parmeshwar! Do judge truly between the two of us; for a liar can never be honoured like a truthful one in Your presence!

Your eternal servant,
Lekh Ram Sharma
Sobha Sad, Aryah Samaj, Peshawar
Presently Editor, Aryah Gazette, Ferozepur, Punjab

Pundit Lekh Ram incorporated this mubahalah prayer in his book Khabt-e-Ahmadiyya on page 344 to 347. After this, the verdict which God has delivered from heaven and the way He has exposed the ignominy of the liar and the honour of the truthful one is what happened after 4 o’clock on Saturday, 6 March 1897.

Behold! This is the verdict of God. The verdict which Lekh Ram sought from his Parmeshwar so that the difference between the truthful and the liar may become evident.

Photo of the dead body of Pundit Lekh Ram.

Remember that there are not one but two Signs in it:

  1. First is that the death of Lekh Ram is itself a grand prophecy in which the day of his assassination was foretold, the manner of his death was foretold, the term was foretold, and the time was foretold.

  2. Second is that no trace of the killer could be found despite every effort and search, as if he had ascended to the heavens or disappeared into the earth. Had the killer been arrested and hanged, the prophecy would have not retained its present value. In that case everyone could have said, ‘Just as Lekh Ram was killed, so was his killer.’ But the killer vanished in such a manner that one wonders whether he was human or an angel who had ascended to the heavens!

1 Parenthetical comments given within the text of this mubahalah as well as its footnotes that follow are not from Pundit Lekh Ram [Publisher]

2 Footnote: What an absurd sentence this is that it has forever been and shall forever remain under the eternal providence of Parmatma. It is self-evident that whereas the souls, as alleged by the Aryah Samaj, are self-existent since eternity, with all their strength and capabilities, what relationship do they possibly have with Parmeshwar’s providence! Parmeshwar can neither increase nor decrease these powers, nor can He, for that matter, expropriate them in any form whatsoever. According to the Aryas all souls are their own ‘Parmeshwars’. They are not under the least obligation to Parmeshwar. Therefore, it must be remembered that the claim of Lekh Ram and the rest of his religious fraternity that souls remain and shall continue to remain under the eternal sovereignty of Parmatma is nothing more than an artifice to cover up their erroneous creed, because human conscience constantly condemns him for such absurd beliefs.

If God is not the Creator of souls and their powers and of particles and their powers, then He cannot possibly be their God either. Also false is the assertion that even though we cannot call souls, in their virgin state, God’s servant or creation as they were not created by Him, yet when He infuses souls into bodies, He becomes their God by this much of His action because the Parmeshwar who did not create souls and particles along with all their powers, cannot reasonably be said to be capable of putting them together. Also, joining some of them with others will not entitle Him to become the Parmeshwar. If that were so, He would be like the baker who procures flour from the bazaar, firewood from a timber shop, and fire from a neighbour and then bakes the bread. In such a case, there would be no proof at all of the existence of Parmeshwar because if souls with all their powers are self-existent since eternity, what is the argument to refute that the union and disunion of souls and particles has existed spontaneously since eternity, as contended by atheists? This is why the Aryah Samajists cannot offer any argument for the existence of their Parmeshwar, nor do they have any such argument. This, indeed, is the sum total of the Vedic wisdom which is taken pride in.

It is obvious that two kinds of arguments can possibly be advanced in support of the existence of God.

One kind of argument is established when His being is acknowledged as the fountainhead of all bounties and only He is accepted as the Creator of every being. As a consequence, it will necessarily follow that, whether the particles of the universe are considered or the souls or the material bodies— all these creations have a Creator.

The other method of knowing God is His ever fresh Signs that are manifested through the Prophets and Saints. The Aryah Samajists deny them too. Thus, they have no evidence for the existence of their Parmeshwar.

It is rather strange that though the Aryas so frequently refer to their Parmeshwar as pita [father], as Lekh Ram has written just recently in his article about the mubahalah, one wonders what kind of pita He is. Is He the kind of pita as when an adopted son addresses a stranger as his pita, or is He the kind of pita who is supposedly made through Niyog, when the wife of an Aryah, having destroyed her chastity, has illicit relations with another man, and thus the husband of that woman becomes the father of this child which is obtained through Niyog? For our part, we need not comment if the Parmeshwar of the Aryas is this kind of pita. However, if He is the kind of pita who is the Source of souls and particles of the universe with all their capacities, and which exist because of Him, then this view is against the principle belief of the Aryah. If you ask why is it against their principle, then let it be clear that, according to the Aryah principles, all souls are eternal partners with Parmeshwar which were not created by Him. How then can we call the Parmeshwar their pita? They have existed on their own as Parmeshwar has existed on His own.

But this principle is erroneous. Those with an insightful eye can understand that the potentialities, characteristics, and qualities that are present in the father are found in the son too. Thus, since the souls are from the hand of God and possess the same colour, reflectively, as is present in the being of God and this ‘colour’ becomes more and stronger as the servants of God advance, by means of love and devotion to Him, in piety and purity until divine light begins to manifest in such people reflectively. We see it clearly that the holy characteristics of God are latent in human nature that become manifest through self-purification. For instance, God is Rahim [Ever Merciful]; so does man, after self-purification, partake of the attribute of mercy. God is Jawwad [Generous]; so does man, after self-purification, partake of the attribute of generosity. Similarly God is Sattar [Concealer], God is Karim [Benevolent], God is Ghafur [Forgiver] so man too, after self-purification, partakes of all these attributes. Now who has invested the soul of man with these higher virtues? If God has done it, it proves that He is the Creator of souls. If someone alleges that they have existed on their own, sufficient for a reply is [‘The curse of Allah be upon the liars’]. (Author)

3 According to Hindu mythology, a kalpa is a period of time consisting of 4.32 billion years. [Publisher]

4 Footnote: A look at the bodily system shows that man hears by means of air, and sees by means of sunlight. Why are these two ‘couriers’ appointed to the bodily system although the physical and spiritual laws of God should be mutually consistent. What a pity! The Vedic wisdom stands in contradiction to the laws of nature in every situation. Who says God is not Omnipresent? He, on the other hand, is not only Omnipresent but is also the Lord of the Throne. An ignorant person would not understand this fine insightful point. It is a point worth pondering that although everything in this world happens under Allah’s command, yet in order to enforce His will, He has ordained certain means. Take for instance, a poison that kills a man and an antidote that benefits. Can we imagine that these two affect the human body on their own? No, not at all! On the contrary, they exert adverse or beneficial effect by the will of God. Thus, they too represent a type of angels. Indeed, each and every particle of the universe whereby a variety of changes takes place is an angel of God. And [our belief in] Tauhid [Oneness of God] is not complete, unless and until we acknowledge each and every particle to be an angel of God, because if we do not accept all causes that exist in this world to be the angels of God, we will have to admit that all these changes in the human body and in the universe are taking place on their own without the knowledge, intention, and approval of God Almighty. If so, we will have to admit that God is simply idle and unaware. Hence, this is the secret behind the belief in angels that without it, Tauhid cannot stand, and we have to concede that every object and every effect is beyond the will of God. This, indeed, is understood about angels that these are things that are functioning under divine command. Since this is a necessary and established law, why then should the existence of Gabriel and Michael be denied? (Author)

5 Footnote: If I have not read the Vedas, at least Lekh Ram has mastered all four of them. Here too what more can be said than— [‘The curse of Allah be upon the liars’]! A debate is [always] over principles. Whereas the Aryah Samajists have themselves published the Vedic principles, then every reasonable person has the right to discuss them and it is absolutely wrong [to allege] that I have not read the Vedas. I have read from end to end the translations of the Vedas published in this country. I have also perused Pundit Dayanand’s Ved Bhash and for some twenty-five years, I have been constantly debating with the Aryas. To say that I know nothing about the Vedas is a blatant lie. If the Aryah Pundits have acknowledged Lekh Ram’s Vedic scholarship, I am eager to see that certificate. On the contrary, his status is not one bit more than what God has said about him [‘He is just a lifeless body of a calf out of which issues a disagreeable sound.’] (Author)