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:. Messiah. (Hyat-i-Ahmad, Vol. III page 210). This Paighambra Singh was a tall man, of a heavy build, and he was deeply devoted to the Promised Messiah. Frequently one used to see him singing songs in praise of the. Master. Often, too, he would go about wearing a robe similar to the Chola Sahib of. Guru Nanak, with verses of the Holy Quran written on it, exactly as in the case of the said Chola Sahib. Friends should here note that this is a case of the same subtle kind of revenge on the part of God as was exacted by Him in the case of Abu Jehl, by bringing his son and heir, Ikramah, into the fold of Islam, as a most devoted and heroic champion of the Faith, after he had come to accept it, even until he died a martyr on the field of battle. In the history of the Ahmadiyya Movement, instances of this kind are found in thousands, where the father is a bitter opponent, but the son becomes a most devoted disciple. In the style of a parable and a simile, the Promised Messiah has very well said "Sometimes people obtain conquest over you by means of peace, and sometimes by means of war. " (Braheen-i-Ahmadiyya, part II, page 130) 33