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32 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of their reviews come to light, and also when it becomes clear as to who among the people are influenced by the objections in this book. In any case, it is wise for some time to ignore this matter. Do not surmise that this book is harmful to us in any way. Bear in mind that God Almighty intends to grant us immense benefit through this means. Ultimately, what can be greater than the help and support of God Almighty as a means by which to reach a conclusive verdict? The allegations that this man has raised against me are the same in nature as those raised by the Christians against the character of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Finally, it was established that all these trivial objections were false as per the verdict: 1 َ تَاَخَّر ْۢبِكَ وَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذ َن لِّيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اهللُ مَا مُّبِيْنًا لَكَ فَتْحًا فَتَحْنَا اِنَّا Verily, We have granted thee a clear victory, that Allah may cover up for thee thy shortcomings, past and future. The Aryas have raised countless objections against Moses as alleging that he mis- appropriated the wealth of the Egyptians, slaughtered children, and many more things. However, the help of Allah which drowned Pharaoh and saved Moses as served as a verdict to establish which of the two stood on truth. Even now, it will be divine support that shall serve as a verdict between my opponents and I. ” 2 22 December 1900 The Value of Time The Promised Messiah as addressed Dr Muhammad Ismail Sahib and said: “Doctor Sahib! My friends are of two kinds. Firstly, there are those with whom I have a close relationship; secondly, those who are not open with me. Since the latter remain distanced from me, their hearts have an effect on me as well, and I cannot be as close to them as I would like. You are also one of those people with whom I am close. It is my desire that those friends of mine with whom no veil remains should stay with me because there is no telling when death will arrive. All of us are boarded on the fleeting train of life and each of us has been given a ticket for different destinations. Some disembark on the destination of ten years, others at 1 al-Fath, 48:2-3 2 Al-Hakam , vol. 4, no. 45, dated 17 December 1900, p. 2 p. 28