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409 to me as do fcbe blossoms to a tree that ye may develop from a blossom to a fruit. Purge ye your souls from all sorts of ill-will and bitter hatred. And break ye not your words after ye have made a covenant, And be ye not slaves to your passions after ye have made them your slaves. And be ye of those devotees of Allah who do not perjure when they swear, who do not remain hypo- crites when they agree with any one and who do not abuse after having loved any one. Follow ye not the dictates of Satan the accursed. Disobey ye not your Creator and your Sustainer, the Benevolent though ye die of :pain and torment. To Allah be ye more obedient than shadows and purer than pure water. And admonish ye with actions and not with words. Hold your tongues. Purge your hearts. Turn ye to your Imam when ye quarrel with each other, and when he decides your case be satisfied with it and leave off all enmity. And if ye be not satisfied, ye believe then with tongues and not with hearts- Fear ye, therefore, lest your labours should come to naught on account of your persis- tance in sin. Wake ye up that ye might not go astray from the right path after being led to it. Live ye for your Creator and Sustainer. (Vol. XVI R. E. 19J 7. ) The Grand Mystery underlying: the unusual birth of Jesus Christ (By Sahebzada Mirza Bashir Ahmad Saheb M. A. ) Of the many favours and blessings of God upon mankind, prophethood is undoubtedly the best and the highest. It is a favour not only to the one who directly receives it from on high, but also to those people among whom some one is raised to this