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The Spiritual Revolution 277 acter. These qualities are reflected in the lives of lakhs of his followers. 107 ( The Statesman, February 12, 1949, Dr. Shanker D a s Mehra, M. B. B. S; Delhi. pp. 27–28. From Ahmadiyyah Movement in India by Barak a t R a jek i , B. A. published by Mirz a Was i m Ahmad, 5th edition 1958. p. 2) ‘Abdur Ra hi m Ashraf Az a d writes about the revolution created by the Ahmadiyyah Jam a ‘at: There are thousands who renounced their families for sake of this new faith. They tolerated worldly losses and offered sacri- ficed of their wealth and lives. We readily admit that a signifi- cant number of the Qadian i people are such who sincerely believe it to be true and present sacrifices of their wealth, life, worldly means and relations. Some of their members welcomed the death penalty in Kabul. Many of them accepted poverty in the far away regions of foreign countries. ( Weekly Al-Mi n ber , Lyallpur, March 2, 1952, p. 10) In spite of all this praise, it is their misfortune that they have not accepted the Promised Messiah as. All praise be to Allah the Almighty that our faith has been strengthened by their words of admission. May Allah the Almighty further increase our faith and conviction! May we fulfil every condition of the covenant of the bai‘at happily by considering it to be our duty! May Allah the Almighty be pleased with us! A m i n! 107. This was translated from Urdu and should be taken as a para- phrase and not an exact quotation of the original English text.