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227 Ha z rat Jesus as ha s truly died. B ut when his followers began to join Ahmadiyyat , he began resenting our Jama ‘ at because his income had now reduced. On one hand , he was very respected and esteemed in this area , but on the other side, when all his followers became Ahmadis , he could find no place to stay. At last , one of his friends, Mr. Saleh Muhammad, offered to put him up in his home and then he went back to his homeland. Hence , God Almighty has always shown signs in support of Ahmadiyyat , b ut only those benefit from these signs, who remove all forms of prejudices from their hearts and who hold God Almighty and His M essenger above all else. There was another gentleman named Mian Nizam - ud - D in in the Promised Messiah’s as time. He kne w the Promised Messiah as and had a friendly acquaintance with Maulawi Muhammad Husain Batalwi. He had a great desire to perform Hajj and had done so many times. When the Promised Messiah as claimed to be a P rophet, he was away for Hajj during those days. I remember one of his jokes very well. He truly enjoyed drinking tea. When one of his friends asked him, “Mian Sahib you are in the habit of drinking tea. What do you do when you go to Hajj , f or you cannot find tea over there? ” He answered, “What is tea? It is just hot water and tea leaves. I can easily find hot water there. I then only need tea leaves and that I keep with me. To fulfill my craving of tea , I put the tea leaves in my mouth and then drink hot water. ” An yhow , when Mian Nizam - ud - D in came back from Hajj , he soon found out that there was a dispute between Maulawi Muhammad Husain Batalwi and the Promised Messiah as. H e immediately went to the Promised Messiah as and asked, “Do you have some sort of dispute with Maulawi Muhammad Husain ? ” The Promised Messiah as answered, “We have no argument over worldly affair s, b ut yes, he refuses to accept the truth of the matter. He says that Ha z rat Jesus as is alive in heaven, and I have written that Ha z rat Jesus as has died. It is over this matter that there is a dispute. ” Mian Nizam - ud - D in replied, “If the Holy Qur’an confirms that Ha z rat Jesus as is alive in the heavens, then will you still maintain your belief?” The Promised Messiah as said, “How can I say anything against the Holy Qur’an ? If the Holy Qur’an confirms that Ha z rat Jesus as is alive in the heavens , then I will surely give up my belief. ” Maulawi Nizam - ud - d in said, “ I used to say this before to people as well that Mirza Sahib