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! 27 And He has put affection between their hea rts. If thou hadst expended all that is in the earth, thou couldst not have put affection between their hearts. 13 Th is affection among the companions could not have been created even if they were given a mountain of gold. Now, there is another community i. e. the community of the Promised Messiah (as) in which the companions have given their wealth, and left their homes and everything for the truth. You must have heard the incident of Hadrat Abu Bakr (ra) , the greatest friend. Once when they were commanded t o sacrifice their wealth in the way of Allah, he brought all the belongings of his house. When the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) inquired what have you left behind in your home, he replied that I have left Allah and the prophet behind. The chieftain of Mecca but dressed in cloaks, the garment of the poor. Just consider them as if they had sacrifice d their entire self like martyrs in the way of Allah. That is why it is written that paradise is under the shade of the swords. ” 14 Sacrifices of Imam Mahdi (as) Now, let us take this narrative of sacrifice even further and see what sacrifices were presented in the era of the Mahdi [divine guide] of the time. Imam Mahdi , the Promised Messiah (as) , himself was an embodiment of the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 13 The Holy Quran 8:64 ! 14 Malfuzat vol. 1, p. 27