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225 4. His will and purpose are inflexible. 5. He is most earnest in turning to God in all circumstances. 6. His visions and revelations are extraordinary in quantity as well as in quality. God speaks to him face to face and not in riddles. The Promised Messiah as further enumerated distinctive features of a true revelation, which are as follows: 18 1. It descends upon the heart and flows with Divine love. 2. It brings joy and conviction. 3. There is glory in Divine revelation and it descends with a voice which is full of majesty and power. 4. It contains true prophecies. 5. It has a purifying and ennobling effect. 6. It imparts a new life. 7. It is not a solitary voice and God speaks to him. 8. Recipient of true revelation is never a coward. 9. A recipient of true revelation can never be a coward. . 10. It is accompanied with honour. After describing these distinctive characteristics of a Divine revelation, the Promised Messiah as raised the pertinent question as to who was the Imam of this age, so that everybody could render him spiritual allegiance. So he proclaimed on the basis of reasons, signs and 18 For details, see D ar u ratul-Im a m , pp. 18-19, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 13, p. 489-490.