The Prayer [of Charagh Din]1

Mubahalah prayer of Charagh Din

O my God! O my God! I bear witness with the sincerity of my heart that You alone are the Creator, the Master and the Provider of the heavens, the earth, and of all else therein. In the heavens, the earth, and every particle besides, Your command alone is valid and in force; and You know the beginning and the end of all, of their inside and their outside; You hear the prayers of all and provide for their needs; not a particle in the heavens and the earth can move without Your command. The Prophets and saints, kings and beggars, angels and devils, indeed, all who exist have been created by You, depend upon You, and seek Your grace and are fearful of Your wrath. Indeed, You alone are the Creator, Master, and God of all the creation that is on earth and in the heavens, that is overt and covert, and that is spiritual and material. There is none except You in the heavens and in the earth or elsewhere who is worthy of being worshipped and trusted or loved.

All deities invented by people whether they are idols or spirits, angels or devils, heavenly bodies or terrestrial bodies are all false, and are all Your creation and dependent. None of them is worthy of being worshipped, trusted, or loved. Rather, You are the only God who is, among the heaven and the earth and besides, worthy of worship, trust, and love; who is the Eternal, Everlasting, and Living God. You have no father, no son, no spouse, no courtier, and no adviser or helper. Instead, You alone by Yourself are the Creator of all, their Master and Sovereign Lord, who is the Source of all that is good and is free from all defects. Therefore, You alone are the One and Only God who is worthy of every glorification, praise, and adulation.

All these bounties that we have, physical or spiritual, external or internal, are from You and we too belong to You alone. Furthermore, I bear witness that all Your Messengers and all heavenly Scriptures, in general, and Your true and charming beloved Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, the Seal of the Prophets, and Your Holy Word, the Holy Quran in particular, are all true; and that salvation is limited to Islam. I also bear witness that the Resurrection, the Reckoning, the accountability Balance, Heaven and Hell, the final audience with the Divine, etc. are all true and correct. Also, after death we shall all be resurrected and rewarded and punished in accordance with our deeds.

Now, O God! My Lord! In all humility, lowliness, begging, and imploring, do I hereby respectfully beseech in Your exalted and holy court for You know that I am the one whom You have chosen according to Your Own will and pleasure and out of Your Own grace and kindness and not because of any entitlement, from among the rest of mankind, for the service and support of Your holy and true faith—Islam. You have singled me out for this service. You alone have helped me build the spiritual minaret on which Ibn-e-Maryam [the son of Mary] was destined to descend. You alone appointed me to the service of proclaiming the descent of ‘Isa and for proving the superiority of Islam over Christianity.

Also, out of the treasure of Your mercy, You have bestowed upon me the knowledge which can dispel the mutual differences between the Christians and the Muslims or the Holy Quran and the Injil [Gospel] and make for unity and rapprochement between the two. Yes, of course, the coming of Ibn-e-Maryam was a spiritual secret which, for a very long period, remained hidden from the people of the world and was meant only for these Latter Days. It is with this, that You shall finally establish the truth of Islam to Your own creation and help Islam become dominant over all religions. Therefore, O my God, You are aware and are watching that I am implementing this command of Yours in accordance with Your own instructions; and, consistent with Your pleasure, I am carrying the argument to its completion by disclosing to the world the hidden secret regard- ing the advent of Ibn-e-Maryam.

But O my God, You are Yourself aware and are watching that there is one in the world who claims to be a Prophet, a Messenger, and the Messiah. He claims that he is the one who is the last among the Prophets; and that, in accordance with the prophecies, the descent of Ibn-e-Maryam has found fulfilment in his person; that Signs from the heavens and the earth appear in his support, and that even the plague and earthquakes have happened in his support in order to destroy his opponents.2

He further says: ‘I am the personification of the providence of God and salvation is restricted to following me alone. And one who does not recognize me is an infidel, is accursed, and his good deeds are unacceptable; he will suffer chastisement in the world and be accursed in the Hereafter.’ He also says that during the spring this year or in some other spring, a terrible earthquake shall appear causing a great revolution on earth and people in the world at large will get ready to enter the Movement of the Mahdi.

O my God, the hearts of those in the world are in a quandary. Truth remains far from clear and Your creation has fallen victim to the worship of falsehood. Your faith is in jeopardy. Your beloved Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is being insulted and his station of being the Prophet and the Messenger has been wrested. Islam has been abrogated and declared ineffectual and the foundation of a new faith has been laid. That is, no Muslim, however sincere, God-fearing, and righteous, can remain a Muslim unless and until he believes Mirza of Qadian to be Prophet and Messenger; all his attempts at serving the Faith are futile and useless. Similarly, O my God, the station of Your exalted Prophet, Masih Ibn-e-Maryam, on whom be peace, has also been wrested and his lofty station is being desecrated and it is being alleged that he, the Word of God and the Holy Spirit, was a sinner and that he himself is superior to him.

Now, therefore, O my God, cast a glance from on high and save the honour of Your faith—Islam—and of Your Holy Ones. Show the hand of Your succour for their victory and remove this mischief from the face of this earth.3 Also direct the attention of the people of the world towards the truth and grant them the strength to obey; and sharpen their wits for understanding the deep designs of this claimant to Prophethood; and save the people of the world from all the afflictions of the heavens and the earth; that is, the plague, earthquakes etc. Grant them peace and tranquillity in every way, for You are the Omnipotent, the Forgiver, and the Merciful. It is Your prerogative alone to forgive the mistakes of Your servants. We are only humble and weak humans and are not immune from mistakes, and are ever prone to make mistakes and supplicate You alone for forgiveness.

After this, O God of mine, I also beseech You and my soul humbly implores Your lofty and Holy Presence and my eyes are turned towards You alone waiting for Your succour for bringing home to the people of the world the truth of this movement which has been initiated in accordance with Your will and pleasure with a view to helping Your holy faith Islam and establishing the bona fides of Your holy Prophets. Enlighten their vision and grant them the strength to follow the truth so that Your glory becomes manifest and Your writ is established on earth the way it is established in the heavens, for God, my Lord, You are well aware and behold that I am a humble and frail human; I can say nothing without Your help. It is Your prerogative alone to influence the hearts, to enlighten their inner vision with a view to recognizing the truth. Therefore, if Your help is not available to me, I shall be left unsuccessful, quite like the liars are left.

Therefore, O my Lord God, do show the helping hand of Your providence vis-à-vis this movement; cause it to fulfil the purpose for which it has been initiated; make truth manifest to the followers of other faiths in general and to those of Islam in particular and grant them the strength to follow this [message], for You are All-Powerful and each particle in the heavens and on the earth is under Your dominion. Not a single particle can move without Your command. Therefore, You do what You are pleased to will; to You, nothing is improbable and impossible; Your promises are true and Your will is immutable; Your grace is eternal and Your might is perfect. It is only with Your command that the heavens and the earth continue to exist; You alone make the light of the morning appear after the dark of the night; You alone make the sun set in the west to rise in the east; You alone bring about revolution in the world; You seat some upon royal thrones and some upon ashes and You alone can decide between the truth and falsehood. Be our help in this case Yourself, make truth manifest and save mankind from death in misguidance and guide them to the straight path. Amin, again Amin!

This [above] is the wording of the mubahalah of Charagh Din in which, by declaring me the opposing party to him and designating me as the Dajjal, he seeks the verdict of God Almighty; and, referring to me as ‘mischief ’, prays for my death and seeks my destruction, and prays to God to show the hand of His might. So, all praise belongs to Allah that one day after this mubahalah, God Almighty did indeed show the hand of His might. The text of this mubahalah had not yet been set on the printer when, on 4 April 1906, plague destroyed him along with both of his sons. Such indeed are the works of God; such are the miracles of God. [So take a lesson, O ye who have eyes]!