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243 during the life of the Promised Messiah as did so after witnessing this sign. They were amazed at how the virus could distinguish between those who believed in Mirza Sahib as and those who did not. Many of the Promised Messiah’s arch-enemies died of the plague but his own Community remained largely safe. Even though the plague continued to spread in the land for many years, the followers of the Promised Messiah as remained safe, which shows that the angels of the plague had been commanded to work for him and against his enemies in keeping with the above-men - tioned vision and the revelation, “Fire is our slave, even the slave of slaves. ” In this manner, the angels continued to fulfil their obli - gation towards the Prophets. Qadian also experienced far fewer instances of the plague than other towns. It only affected Qadian for three years while in other places it lasted for up to ten years or more. In the case of his household, the protection of the angels was most evident. For three years the plague continued to strike the neighbours to the right and the left and both sides suffered fatal - ities, but his household which consisted of about a hundred indi - viduals, remained safe. Let alone the members of his family, not even a mouse was killed within his household, even though mice are the first to die in this kind of plague. This is an extraordinary sign that should be sufficient for every reasonable person. If the angels were not helping him, then what was it that caused the laws of nature—which even kings cannot control—to help and serve the Promised Messiah as ? Doctors who adopted all kinds of pre - cautionary measures continued to fall victims to the plague. Those who lived in clean suburban areas could not escape it. Even those