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~ 31 ~ immeasurably. Indeed, we should do so profusely. In this seditious time, to keep ourselves immersed in the love of the Holy Prophet sa and to keep our next generations firm on Ahmadiyyat and Islam, each Ahmad i should strictly adhere to the commandment that: 9 Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace. 10 Injuring the sentiments of others is neither democracy, nor freedom of conscience H u d ur warned the western world about the dangers of toying with other people ’s sentiments saying that such behaviour might incite Divine wrath. He said: 'We tell the world that any kind of vulgar expression about any sacred person of any religion does not constitute freedom in any way at all. You apparently champion democracy and freedom of expression, but play with the sentiments of others; this is neither democracy nor freedom of expression. Everything has a limit and 9 S u rah Al ‐ A h z a b, 33: 57 10 Friday sermon, delivered on February 10, 2006, at Baitul ‐ Fut uh Mosque, London, from Uswa ‐ e ‐ Ras u l aur Kh a ko ń k i H aq i qat , second edition, pp. 9 ‐ 20.