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! ! 296 ruler of the entire world. The reason is that a worldly King relies on material means, whereas a messenger of God, owing to his strong bond with God, remains completely unperturbed under the protection of His Protector. Even though he is almost devoid of material means, there is no one who can attain his level of bliss and contentment. What kingdom or power did the Promised Messiah as possess ? Nevertheless , he remained unaffected by the difficulties and hardships of the time. He as prophesied that the Czar of Russia, who was a great King , would be denigrated to an extremely helpless state. Thus, that is what occurred. Now consider the former might of the Czar , and following this prophecy, h is utter helplessness. Thus, we come to realize that k ings have no worth. They are like the dead left in the hands of the living. However, the beloved of God possess authority in every aspect. There is an incident of a saintl y old man who lived in Delhi. At that time , t he King , became angry with him. While the King was away, an enemy spread a rumor [ against the saint ], over which t he King decided to punish the saint with death as soon as he returned home. People told the s aint that he should flee from there before the King’s arrival or he should ask for forgiveness. Yet, he remained quiet. T he King approached close r to Delhi. News spread that the King was furious with the holy man and upon his return, he planned to mete out a punishment as a lesson to him. The well - wishers again g ave the same advice, but he replied , “Let him come. A fter all , he is a King , not God. ” It was then relayed that the King’s convoy would arrive the next morning. Even when the King drew close r to Delhi, this saintly man very assuredly stated, “ Hanooz Delhi d oor ast ” [Delhi is still far]. The listeners were astounded that the holy man was saying he was far from Delhi , when the King was only moments away. However, that very night, the King died of colic. He was never destined to ente r Delhi. There is an incident related concerning the Holy Prophet sa who by worldly standards appeared to be in a state of ex treme poverty and helplessness. Yet, despite this apparent destitution, reports of his sa prophethood and progress continuously reached the King of Iran, who despite being a King , feared the Holy Prophet sa. Finally, he sent the Governor of Arabia an order to arrest him sa. Men came to the Holy