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204 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad worldly means in a manner that accords with the Sunnah, but give precedence to God, and do not make recourse to apparent means in a manner that incurs the displeasure of God Almighty. I will, God willing, pray as well; you also strive in accordance with your own ability. Moreover, reconcile with God, because He is our true Helper. ” 1 On the night that His Holiness as reached Gurdaspur, he was feeling somewhat unwell. Despite this, however, he instructed everyone who was with him to rest and go to sleep. Therefore, in compliance with his instructions, our friends went to various places and slept. My brother Abdul-Aziz Sahib and two or three other friends stayed in the home where the Promised Messiah as was staying. Since His Holiness as was feeling unwell and was suffering from a temperature, he could not sleep all night long. Moreover, since he felt the need to relieve himself repeatedly, he would get up again and again. The Promised Messiah as said: “I am astonished on account of Munshi Abdul-Aziz Sahib. He either did not sleep all night, or lay in his bed so alert that as soon as I would raise my head, Munshi Sahib would immediately get up and bring a vessel of water. In other words, this servant of God remained awake for the entire night, and also the other night as well. ” Then the Promised Messiah as said: “In reality, respect for one’s spiritual guide and ser- vice to him fosters a deep connection between the two and leads one to God and the attainment of one’s objective. Every member of our community ought to inculcate within themselves the sincerity and devotion of Munshi Sahib. ” At 10 o’clock the Promised Messiah as instructed everyone to leave for court. As soon as these blessed instructions were heard, all of his servants stood up; and so, surrounded by a party of forty men, this chosen one of God set out to give testimony in court. On the way there, people came running to see this holy man. Finally, we arrived at the district court. On the southern and eastern side of the permanent pool outside, a dhurrie rug was laid and His Holiness as sat down. As soon as the Promised Messiah as took a seat, the entire court, as if, flocked to him, and a wall of people surrounded the dhurrie. The crowd which had come to pay their respects continued to swell every moment; one would come and the other would leave. This was the third or fourth time that the Promised Messiah as had blessed the court in Gurdaspur with his presence. Before he would sit somewhere else, but this was the first time he sat here. The Promised Messiah as said: “This place was left. ” 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 26, dated 17 July 1901, pp. 9-10 p. 185 p. 186