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student Syed Abdus Sattar, commonly known as 'Buzurg Sahib' relates that he read portions of this book out aloud before all those who were present and declared that he who was to be the Mahdi had appeared. His disciple Sardar Sheerindil Khan said nothing but the Sahibzada openly declared that he had acknowledged Hadhrat Mirza Sahib to be the Mahdi. The Promised Messiah (PBUH) in his book 'Tazkira-tush- Shahadatain' writes: ItBy sheer chance my books reached him (the Sahibzada). All the intellectual supportive arguments duly authenticated by heavenly signs recorded in my books had been studied by him. As he was endowed with inherent purity, knowledge, perception, benevolence and taqwa the arguments found acceptance in his heart. Thus he had no difficulty at all in confirming the truth of my claims. Because of his pure conscience, without the slightest hesitation he accepted that the author was a person from God and that his claims were true. H "Then with great love he began to study my books and his chaste, pure and vigilant spirit was drawn towards ~e, so much so that it became difficult for him to remain at a distance and not see me. II Although the urge to be with the Promised Messiah was raging like frre in his bosom, as long as the process of demarcation of the borders was underway it was impossible for the Sahibzada to personally present liimselfbefore the Promised Messiah (PBUH). Therefore he sent his faithful pupil Moulvi Abdur Rahman to Qadian in order to gather more knowledge about the Promised Messiah (PBUH). He also sent to the Promised Messiah (PBUH) some presents and also his letter of 'Bait' through Moulvi Abdur Rahman. Malik Ghulam Husain, a companion of the Promised Messiah (PBUH) relates the event of the visit of Moulvi Abdur 42