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21 February 1907 151 1 ُ رُب َّ قَارِئ ٍ یَّلْعَنْہ ُ الْقُرْاٰن ُ رُب َّ قَارِئ ٍ یَّلْعَنْہ ُ الْقُرْاٰن Meaning that, ‘There are many reciters of the Noble Quran who are cursed by the Quran. ’ The person who recites the Quran and does not act upon it is cursed by the Holy Quran. While reading the Quran, when a verse mentioning God Almighty’s mercy is encountered, one ought to seek His mercy, and where there is mention of the chastisement of a people, a plea must be made to God Almighty for refuge from the punishment of God Almighty. The Quran should be recited with contempla- tion and reflection, and it should be acted upon. 2 Am i r H ab i bull a h Khan, Ruler of Afghanistan This diary is from the periods when the Promised Messiah as is in the private area of his home. It has been written by Sahibz a dah Mirza Mahmud Ahmad and published in his magazine Tash hi dh-ul-Adh-h a n, vol. 2, no. 1. We copy it from there. The Promised Messiah as commented on the tour of Am i r H ab i bull a h Khan, ruler of Afghanistan: People are holding large receptions for him and are delighted upon his visit, but it makes no difference to me whether he comes or goes. What do I even care for this man who fails to act upon the commandments of God? Our Sovereign is God and Am i r H ab i bull a h is a criminal before Him because he 1. In I h y a ’ ‘Ul u m-ud-D i n by Im a m al-Ghaz a l i , vol. 1, Kit a b A d a b Til a wat al- Qur’ a n, al-B a b al-Awwal f i Fa d lu al-Qur’ a n wa Ahlihi wa Dhammu al-Muqa s- s ir i n f i Til a watihi, Fa di lat al-Qur’ a n, p. 324, D a r al-Ma‘rifah, Beirut, 2004; it is written as: َلْعَنُه ی ُ رُب َّ تَال ٍ لِّلْقُرْآن ِ وَالْقُرآن َلْعَنُه ی ُ رُب َّ تَال ٍ لِّلْقُرْآن ِ وَالْقُرآن. [Publisher] 2. Al- H akam , vol. 11, no. 8, p. 15, dated 10 March 1907