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sudden, unexpected attack, the Promised Messiah staggered on his feet to some extent, and his turban narrowly escaped falling off his head. But a devoted disciple, Syed Amir. Ali, of Sialkot, who was present, at once grappled with the man. He pushed the assailant away, and was on the point of chastising him for the affront, and for taking the law in his own hands, when the Promised Messiah divined what was about to happen to the man in question. With a quiet smile, and speaking very gently, he said to Syed Amir Ali: “Shah sahib, let the man go. Do not say anything to him. What he did was a natural act on his part, since he thinks I have usurped the title which rightfully belongs to him. (Hyati-Ahmad, Vol. III, page 210). . Sheikh Yaqub Ali has stated further that after this incident to the time when the Promised Messiah reached the place of His temporary residence, he continued frequently to look back, as he walked along, lest, in his anger, some Ahmadi should inflict a beating on the culprit ; and he continued to repeat with emphasis that the poor misguided man should be forgiven and left alone. In one of his poems, the Promised Messiah has very well expressed his mind and temperament:. I hear vile abuse from people, 31