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12 May 1908 453 Englishmen. Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq ra also had the good for- tune of being present during this lecture. At the end of the lecture, the aforementioned Mufti Sadiq ra met with the respected professor and presented to him the claim and argu- ments etc. of the Promised Messiah. As a result, the celebrated professor prepared himself to go at that very instant to be in the blessed presence of the Promised Messiah as , but Mufti Sadiq ra said he would first get per- mission from the Promised Messiah as and then take the professor at the appointed time. Hence, the Promised Messiah as granted permission and the meeting took place on 12 May, before Zuhr Prayers. (Editor) Question: 1 I am a man of scientific bent. I see that this earth upon which we live is a tiny planet. Aside from it there are mil- lions upon millions of components existing in God’s creation and, in comparison to them, it doesn’t even hold the substance of a particle. So then why are God’s blessings being restricted to this earth alone or to any particular religion or nation? Answer : Actually, this is not correct, nor is it my belief that God Almighty manifests Himself through the means of a par- ticular sect or nation. God Almighty has no love or affinity for any particular race. On the contrary, the truth is that God is the God of the entire world. Just as He has created the provisions and resources for the external physical needs and nourishment of every kind of creation without partaking in any discrimination, and He has made food, air, water, light, and other provisions for all creation—He being Rabbul-alamin [Lord of all the worlds] according to our doctrines—in the very same manner He has 1. From Badr: The Englishman: ‘I and my wife consider meeting you a cause for great pride. ’ The Promised Messiah: ‘I am very happy to meet you’ ( Badr, vol. 7, no. 21, p. 1, dated 26 May 1908).