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27 March 1905 155 with them, that they should never send a single penny to me for any initiative for the entire duration of their life—then see what harm it causes me! After swearing an oath in the name of God, I have nothing more to write. Humbly, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 1 The Way to Overcome Difficulties A person requested advice regarding his difficulties. The Promised Messiah as replied: Frequently recite istighf a r [seeking forgiveness] and supplicate this in your Prayers: َ ن ْ ی ِ م ِـ ح ا رَ َ ال م َـ ح ْ ر َ ا َا ی َ ك ِ َت َ م ْـ ح َ ر ِ َب ُُْث ی ِ ْغ َْتَ س َ ا ُ ِم ْ َُّو ی َقَ َا ی ُّ ی َ ح َا ی َ ن ْ ی ِ م ِـ ح ا رَ َ ال م َـ ح ْ ر َ ا َا ی َ ك ِ َت َ م ْـ ح َ ر ِ َب ُُْث ی ِ ْغ َْتَ س َ ا ُ ِم ْ َُّو ی َقَ َا ی ُّ ی َ ح َا ی [‘O Ever Living, Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining God! I sup- plicate for help with Your mercy; O the One who is the Most Merciful of all who show mercy!]. Then he asked how many times he should recite istighf a r. The Promised Messiah as replied: There is no specific number. Keep reciting it frequently until you develop a pleasure for it, and do not recite istighf a r like an incantation. Instead, recite it with understanding, even if it is in your own tongue. The meaning of istighf a r is, ‘O Allah! Protect me from the evil effects of sins, and safeguard me against future sins. ’ 1. Al- H akam, vol. 9, no. 11, p. 8, 9, dated 31 March 1905