Was the paralysis that afflicted Sheikh Ahmed Deedat a divine punishment for his use of the phrase "May Allah paralyze my tongue if I speak falsely" in his debates, or was it a tribulation from Allah?
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Sheikh Ahmed Deedat's illness might be an expiation for his sins and an elevation of his ranks. Sheikh's illness does not support the slanders of his adversaries; for affliction befalls everyone, and Allah may test His saints with it, as happened with the Prophet Ayub (Job), peace be upon him.
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