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92. LIFE SUPREME the side of the globe on which we dwell is hidden from it. Nevertheless we do see its reflected light because it is the light of the sun which illumines the moon and planets. . Similarly God manifests Himself through His chosen servants. . They reflect divine light in the same way that the moon and planets reflect sunlight. The prophets of God are bathed in an effulgence of divine light. In fact every Godly person radiates the light of God in proportion to his spiritual status. . Venus is the nearest planet to the earth and appears to shine more brilliantly than the others. As we gaze at this bright orb our thoughts contemplate on the attributes of God; for in such a way they are reflected in the sunny lives of the righteous. We are reminded that we should make earnest endeavour to transmit the light of God's attributes in our lives through thought, word and deed. We should yearn to become aglow with the light of heaven and to develop the fragrance of holiness which is sweeter than the most aromatic perfume. The spiritual charm of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the. Promised Messiah, has been beautifully described by Bhai Abdur. Rahman: 'On his face in those days there was a peculiar lustre and a deep inner reflectiveness, tinged with an indefinable peace and joy, and a kind of bright spiritual light which shone on his countenance. . Munhsi Muhammad Arura testified: 'Another face so pure and lit up with spiritual light, I have never seen in my life. That light and his magnetic personality were for me the greatest argument in his favour. What we constantly hungered for was just an opportunity to have a look of that illumined face. . Persons who enjoy a measure of spiritual illumination are able to recognise this subtle light in others who possess it. It is charged with magnetic attraction and draws together persons of similar spiritual semblance. Were two such persons among a large company of people, they would quickly be drawn towards one another; and this phenomenon establishes the truth of the maxim 'Like attracts like. '. The sun is the master of the solar system. Life on earth depends entirely on solar radiation. Were there no sun there would not exist a vestige of life on this planet. The earth would be a frozen ball hurtling