Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya-Parts1-2

106 Barahin-e-ahmadiyya
At this point, I would like to request those who wish to write such
a refutation that—if they intend to do this in the spirit of justice
and fairness, and if revealing the truth is their sole motive and
fulfilling the conditions of my challenge is their intention—they
should address all my arguments one by one, reproducing them
verbatim before attempting their reply, so that the reader is left in
no doubt as to whether the argument in question has been adequately
refuted. Summarizing such arguments fails to do justice
to the dynamics of their reasoning and many points are lost due
to the dishonesty, ignorance or naivety of the opponent. Often
the process of selection and abridgement totally undermines the
intent of the original writer. In such cases, it becomes almost
impossible for the reader, who does not have the original text at
hand, to fully comprehend the argument and form an opinion.
Since this is a high-ranking book, and it promises a substantial
reward to anyone who is able to fully refute its arguments, it is
futile and ill-advised to resort to deception and falsehood in trying
to counter it. I therefore reiterate and emphasize that only that
person will be considered honest and seen to have fulfilled the
conditions of the Challenge who quotes my arguments word for
word, in the same order as I have written them.
Thirdly, let it also be clear to everyone that all the arguments
contained in this book—whether they relate to the divine origin
of the Holy Quran, or the truthfulness of the prophethood
of Khatamul-Anbiya’ [the Seal of the Prophets], may peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him, or to the excellences and beauties
of the Holy Quran, and the clear evidence that it is revealed by
God, or to any other matter—have been taken from the same
Book [the Holy Quran]. This means that both the claim and