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10 February 1908 169 become like him and one comes to understand that acting like him is one’s religion and faith. There have been so many Prophets—did anyone ever say that he should be worshipped? The fact is that it is comparatively more difficult for the misguided people, who have reached this stage after accepting Islam, to rectify themselves. I have seen Imam Husain ra two times. Once, I saw that a person was coming from a distance and these words were uttered by my tongue, ‘Abu Abdullah Husain’. Then I saw him once again. The Etiquettes of a Gathering It is my belief, and this indeed is what should be the attitude of the believer, that when one speaks, he should make a compre- hensive statement, or he should remain silent. When you see that Allah and His Messenger are being laughed at and ridi- culed in some gathering, you should either leave that place so as not be counted among them, or give a manifest, full, and com- prehensive reply. There are two options. Either reply or remain silent. This third way of continuing to sit in that gathering and agreeing with the things being stated or expressing your belief in a hushed tongue is the way of hypocrisy. 1 1. Badr, vol. 7, no. 10, p. 4, dated 12 March 1908