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Fazle Umar 62 this true eagerness entered the heart of this young man? Falsehood is utterly foul, its effect should have been also foul and not so pure and bright as has no equal. If a person perpetrates an impostor, he might conceal it from outsid- ers, but cannot conceal it from his own children, who are in his company all the time and observe every movement of his, listen to every word of his and observe the manifestation of his thoughts on all occasions. Thus where there is imposture, it must become manifest sometime or other to the wife and children of the impostor. O ye unfortunate ones, do reflect whether the children of an impostor brought up during the period of his imposture can be like this. Are your hearts not human that they cannot understand such a verity and are not affected by it? What has happened to your understanding? Do reflect, can one whose instruction produces such a fruit be false in his claim? If he is false then what is a sign of a true one?” 37 In those days his religious activities were growing at a frightening pace. He matured mentally and spiritually at such an amazing speed that one’s mind is drawn towards those words of the prophecy, ‘he will grow rapidly in stature’. The Promised Messiah [as] also noticed his religious fervour in the following words: “Mian Mahmud possesses such religious zeal that I sometimes especially pray for him. ” 38 This subtle demonstration of pleasure and delight by the Promised Messiah [as] also reflects his ponderous attitude. This is a strange way to express his joy at witnessing his son’s exceptional qualities. Instead of pride and boastfulness he says that he offers fervent prayers for his son. It is obvious that realising Mian Mahmud sahib [ra] to be the Promised Son, his attention turned to heartfelt prayers, beseeching, O Allah Almighty! Enable him to become that Promised Son in the prophecy and shower him with Your Grace so that all the glad tidings concerning him are fulfilled to the highest degree.