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national importance and other affairs Ameer Abdur Rahman deemed it necessary to consult my father. A little later he asked my father to transfer his residence from Khost to Kabul. Therefore until the death of Ameer Abdur Rahman my father lived in Kabul. Naturally, on the passing away of Ameer Abdur Rahman, the question of his succession arose. In consultation with my father the name of Habeebulla Khan, the eldest son of Abdur Rahman Khan, was proposed and was unanimously accepted by all. It was my father who performed the coronation ceremony of Ameer Habeebulla Khan. From his early days our father would often say, "This is the time for the advent of the Mahdi. II When Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (PB UH) proclaimed that he was the Promised Messiah and the Promised Mahdi the news reached Mghanistan through some Punjabi scholars and some newspapers. When negotiations concerning mutual borders began between Afghanistan and the British Government Ameer Abdur Rahman gave full authority to our father on behalf of his government. Hence, when the British and the Afghan delegations met in Parachanar my father was there. On that occasion a group photograph was taken. The negotiations concluded satisfactorily and it was agreed that the Durrand Line would be the border between Afghanistan and India. At that time our father received a book entitled 'Ayeene- Kamalaat-e-Islam' from Moulvi Ghulam Hasan who had already 38