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! ! 354 parents who make him Jewish, Christian, or Zoroastrian. It is true that parents take him to the church to make him a Christian, but he also becomes what his parents do and say. Thus, he becomes just like his parents. The fact is that children have a habit of imitating others and if parents do not teach him good deeds, he will mimic others and learn from them. Some people say that we should leave children alone and once they are grown , they will become Ahmadis. I say, if no other voice reaches a child, then it is possible that once exposed, he would accept Ahmadiyyat as a grownup. However, even now, when other’s voices reach him and he is absorbing everything , then he will become what he sees and hears. If a ngels do not convey their point of view , then Satan will befriend him. If he does not hear that which is virtuous, then he will hear that which is evil , and evil is what he will become. ( Misbah , May 1945) ( Minhaj - u - t ul alabeen , p p. 50 - 54)