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Fazle Umar 27 children unwillingly in a certain direction, believing they were masters of their children’s destinies, were guilty of the same sin. ” 10 These few incidents that have cascaded down to us are exemplary. They do not cover the whole of the nineteen years of life during which Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib [ra] received instruction from his illustrious father. One of his sons, Hadhrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad states that the Promised Messiah’s [as] personal spiritual influence generated an electric current of high spiritual voltage in every person who approached him. Everyone, according to their ability, therefore became a source of power almost like a battery just as small pieces of iron are magnetised when they come into contact with a large magnet. His own moral and spiritual example transformed the people around him. To whatever degree the historical record around that period is secure, its analysis leads us to the definite conclusion that the Promised Messiah’s [as] character and qualities deeply affected the personality of Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib. Huzur continuously filled this child’s heart with the abundant love of humanity he possessed in his own heart. He wanted this child to emanate the same miraculous and merciful feelings that emanated from his own heart for the rest of humanity. His words are simple and the manner of admonition is uncomplicated and loving but as a result an impressionable child receives the blessing of a melting heart for the creatures of God: “Once Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib had trapped some parrots in the house by shutting the doors. Huzur passed by there on his way to the Friday prayers. On seeing this he admonished, ‘Mian! One must not catch the birds that frequent the home. He who has no compassion has no faith. ’” 11 A R E F L E C T IO n OF H I S F AT H E R ’ S E L E G A n C E A n d G R AC E Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib’s life of this period cannot be separated from his father’s and one cannot be mentioned without the other. He made the personality of Hadhrat