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292 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad they have identified and caught the thief ? They do not. Instead, what they say is that one of the narrators in the chain is weak of memory or their integrity is questionable. The scholars of Hadith accept as a principle that even if a Hadith is weak, if the prophecy that it contains is fulfilled, the narration is deemed authen- tic. Then in light of this criterion, how can someone be so brazen as to assert that this Hadith is not authentic? Therefore, bear in mind that one whose advent is awaited must first be judged in light of definitive statements from the religious texts to see if they support the one who has come. Moreover, since reason cannot acquiesce without examples, such individuals are accompanied by rationally acceptable precedents. More than anything else, the awaited one is supported by divine succour. If anyone enter- tains doubt or suspicion in this regard, they ought to come before me and seek from me evidence of my truth in accordance with the ways of prophethood. If I am a liar, I will flee. But no, nineteen years ago, Allah the Exalted addressed me in the following words: َ یَنْصُرُک َ اہلل ُ فِی ْ مَوَاطِن Allah will help you in many fields. So you may judge me in the same manner that the Prophets and Messengers of the past were judged. I confidently proclaim that you will find me to be truthful on the basis of this criterion. I have expressed these points briefly; you ought to reflect on them and offer supplications to God. He is the Powerful, He will open a way. The Truthful receives His succour and support. ” —The End 1 An Address in Response to a Question by Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan Sahib When the ameen of Hazrat Sahibzadah Bashir Ahmad, Sharif Ahmad, and Mubarkah Begum took place, and His Holiness, the Sign of Allah—as it is his custom to give alms to show gratitude for the favours and gifts of God Almighty— arranged for a feast to express his gratefulness. On this, the Revered Hazrat Nawab Sahib, inquired: “Your Holiness, this ameen that has been arranged, is this only a tradition or something of that nature?” We record herewith, what- ever His Holiness, the Sign of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, stated in 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 7, no. 7, dated 21 February 1903, pp. 1-3 p. 266