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302 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad the Faith and state that these fields of study did not exist in the time of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, but rather, were introduced at a later time. Some clerics have even stated that it is a sin to engage in battle with guns and cannons. It is a mistake to even doubt the stupidity of these people. The Holy Quran says that you should prepare in the same manner that they prepare. So these are issues which relate to independent reasoning and they are heavily influenced by intention. As such, Allah Almighty knows that this action of mine is purely an expression of gratitude to Him. Always Think Well of Others On various occasions, certain tasks arise here and those who do not think well of others, or who are uninformed of the secrets of the shariah, are sometimes faced with a trial, and they misconstrue a matter completely. There were instances when the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would tell stories at home, but if an ignorant and foolish person were to observe the Holy Prophet sa in this state without keeping his objectives in view, they would obviously stumble. Then, for example, once the Holy Prophet sa was staying in the home of Hazrat Ayeshah, may Allah be pleased with her, and another wife of the Holy Prophet sa sent a dish with some stew. Hazrat Ayeshah ra threw the dish onto the ground and broke it. Now an uninformed person would be bold enough to object against this action of Hazrat Ayeshah ra , but they do not look towards the other deeds of Hazrat Ayeshah, may Allah be pleased with her. So such instances do arise and people will raise allegations because they are ill-informed. Before one raises an objection they ought to hold a favourable opinion of others; they ought to wait for a few days with patience and then they will see that the reality becomes evi- dent all by itself. Some time ago, a woman came here as a guest and in those days, coincidentally, it so happened that a few women were exempt from the Prayer, but she commented that there was no use coming here because no one offers their Prayer. The fact is that those specific ladies were excused from the Prayer at that time, and they were not liable in the sight of Allah. However, the woman who came to visit did not bother to ask or think, and wrote these comments. The Magnificent Example of Hazrat Amman Jan ra Purification is in the heart. Without this, nothing is possible. I have observed p. 275