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14 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Editor’s Note: I would like to say, however, that on another occasion, the Promised Messiah as has also said that a person who burdens themselves and fasts while they are on a journey, as if, seeks to please God by force and not through obedience to His command. This is wrong. True faith lies in doing what God commands and refraining from whatever He so commands. 1 27 January 1899 After the morning prayer, we were given orders to depart. When the Promised Messiah as passed by the factory in Dhariwal, he said: “It would be good to see this factory sometime. It is beneficial to see new things. ” One person said: “Your Holiness, I saw this factory once and I was filled with an inexplicable fervour on witnessing the power of God Almighty. I remained restless until I was able to offer four rak’ats of Prayer. ” The Promised Messiah as said: “The fact of the matter is that all things show a manifestation of Allah Almighty. Just observe how many strengths an insect possesses. And then Allah the Exalted is He in Whose hand is every power and strength. ” Since the tent of the Promised Messiah as had been erected near a stream, the Promised Messiah as looked at the stream and at the surrounding trees and said: “This is a very good spot. ” 2 26 February 1899 Praise for a Lecture of Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim Sahib ra The Promised Messiah as read a lecture of Hazrat Maulana Abdul-Karim Sahib ra of Sialkot entitled, ‘What Reform and Revival was Brought About by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian?’ and on 26 February 1899, he addressed the congre- gation in Mubarak Mosque saying: “It is my desire that all of my friends should read this, because it contains many subtle points of wisdom. This also shows the powerful oratory skills with which a certain man from among us is blessed. It is precisely on this pattern that members of our community ought to strive to become speakers. ” 3 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 3, no. 4, dated 31 January 1899, pp. 6-7 2 Al-Hakam , vol. 3, no. 4, dated 31 January 1899, p. 8 3 Al-Hakam , vol. 10, no. 35, dated 10 October 1906, p. 7