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Fazle Umar 51 [as] , so did the number of those who came to Qadian for various needs. It reached the point at which Qadian became a special resort for all. Those who came included friends as well as foes but both were interested only in religious matters. Hence, in those days for a child to be raised in the company of the Promised Messiah [as] was synonymous with enrolling at a distinguished religious training institution. Hadhrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad sahib [ra] commenting upon this period states: “Till this day the sound of the Promised Messiah’s [as] voice is reverberating in my ears. I was young but my preoccupation was always to sit in the company of the Promised Messiah [as] and listen to his discourses. ” 28 Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] describes the benefits derived from such ency- clopaedic discourses: “We heard so many issues being discussed in these gatherings that thereafter whenever we read a book of the Promised Messiah [as] , it seemed as if we had heard all these things from him before. The Promised Messiah [as] had the habit of discussing in the gatherings of the morning and evening, whatever he had written during that day. For this reason we remember all his words and we clearly understand their meaning which are completely in line with the Promised Messiah’s [as] desire and are based on his teachings. ” 29 I M P R E S SIO n S OF H I S T E AC H E R S Finally, we will bring this account to an end by briefly outlining the impressions of two venerable teachers of Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib. One important aspect of study- ing the life of a person is to see the student through the eyes of his teachers. Hadhrat Maulvi Sher Ali sahib [ra] was Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib’s English teacher. He taught him at home as well as at school. Giving his impressions he states: