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486 the members of their community would like to enter the fold of Ahmadiyyat. He sent a message and asked the Chief Imam and forty representatives of the community to come to him to take an oath of allegiance as representatives of the whole community. Thus, in this way, the whole community belonging to their sect numbering ten thousand entered the fold of Ahmadiyyat by taking an oath of allegiance simultaneously. (Faith-Inspiring Incidents of Heavenly Support in the Field of Preaching, pp 9-10) A Sign of the Acceptance of Prayers The achievements of the devotees depend entirely upon their prayers. Hadrat Chaudhary Fateh Muhammad Sayal Sahib ra relates an interesting dream of his. He was sitting on a chair and he was overwhelmed with difficulties, which took the form of idols made of artificial stones surrounding him completely. There were so many that he was bewildered to see them and said in a loud voice, “How can I escape them?” At the same time, he saw Hadrat Masih Mau’d as standing in front of him saying that there is no protection from them besides the protection of God Almighty. The same night, he saw Satan in the shape of a strong woman who was standing on a platform. There were many workers and her agents standing nearby. She was very angry with them and shouted, “What is this noise I hear about the Ahmadis? From every corner I hear the same