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38 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad this cannot be achieved until one remains in the company of a holy individual who has come on the precepts of prophethood; and one cannot benefit from the company of such an individual until one first realises with certainty that he is mortal. This realisation alone gives one an opportunity to benefit from the company of a truthful man of God. It is narrated in a Hadith that when Allah the Exalted desires righteousness for a person, He raises an admonisher, as it were, in his heart. The greatest admonisher a person can have within themselves is one which moves them to understand the deeper essence of: 1 َ ْن ی مَعَ الصّٰدِقِ كُوْنُوْا Be with the truthful. Develop the Hue of the Companions Observe the state of the noble companions: what did they not do to benefit from the company of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him? It is incumbent upon our community to follow in the footsteps of the com- panions and develop a similar nature within themselves. Without this, they can- not attain the true objective for which I have been sent. Do the members of our community have needs and requirements which the companions did not have? Do you not see how ardently desirous the companions were to offer the Prayer with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and listen to his words? Allah the Exalted has conferred upon this community that is with the Promised Messiah, the rank that it will join the community of the companions. 2 ْ بِهِم َلْحَـقُوْا ی ْنَ مِنْهُمْ لَمَّا ی ِ و َ ٰاخَر And among others from among them who have not yet joined them. Commentators have agreed that this verse refers to the community of the Promised Messiah, which will, as if, be the community of the companions. This community will not belong to the Promised Messiah, but rather, it will actually belong to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, because the Promised Messiah will appear as a manifestation of the Holy Prophet sa , embody- ing his attribute of beauty. This Promised Messiah will be commissioned to bring 1 at-Tawbah, 9:119 2 al-Jumu’ah, 62:4 p. 33