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~ 66 ~ those whom He favours not. If an imposter aspires to occupy their position, he is soon brought to ruin. '' 35 Reconciliation is Best Course He also writes: ''My dear ones, there is nothing like peace and compromise. Let us unite with the blessing of this treaty and be one nation. You know full well that denial on both sides has thrown us apart and that our country is suffering greatly. Visualise how blessed it could prove to testify to each other’s truth. Come, give this a try now. This is the best course for achieving peace. Pursuing any other course would be like ignoring a dangerous abscess merely because it looks clear and shiny, while, in reality, it contains rotten and putrid matter. '' 36 True Objective of Religion The Promised Messiah as writes in Paigh a m-e- S ul h : ''The spirit of piety requires that you abstain from whatever God has forbidden. To actually pursue the path of gaining His favour and to have the welfare of His creation at heart and to treat others with goodness and sympathy and to respect all the holy Prophets and 35 Paigh a m ‐ e ‐ S ul h , Ru ha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 23, pp. 452 ‐ 453 36 Paigh a m ‐ e ‐ S ul h , Ru ha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 23, p. 456