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25 of the disturbances) our people held back even at a great personal cost. Yet despite these setbacks they could content themselves with the spiritual satisfaction of having complied with the instructions of the head of the community. I would like to add here, that despite all these horrors, there are still 313 faithful Ahmadi residents in Qadian. By the grace of God, despite all the cruelties they have witnessed they have remained resolute and firm. Yet even still their current circumstances are marked by misery and foreboding. They are presently enduring a Hindu and Sikh-led boycott and struggle to procure even basic necessities. Many of them are regularly harassed and there are frequent demonstrations against the community. In many ways they are being forced to live their lives in what is little more than an open air prison. But, despite all these deprivations, they have put their trust in God and hold out hope that all will be well in the end. Apart from these 313 individuals there are no Muslims left [in this part] of East Punjab. They are like a small island adrift against a raucous sea, threatened by torrents and waves. But, who can destroy a thing which God wants to protect? On a religious and spiritual level, I must mention here that the migration of the head of the Ahmadiyya Community and the exodus of Ahmadis from Qadian has taken place in accordance with the prophecies of the holy founder of the community, The Promised Messiah as. One of these revelations said: ِ یَْ تِْ عَلَیْکَ زَمٌَ کَمِثْل 5 ٰ زَمَِ مُوْس a time will come upon you like the time of Musa. Another revelation said: 6 داغ ِ رجہت. That is to say, the stigma of migration. From these revelations it is clear that the community was to leave Qadian at a certain point in its history. But just as there are 5 Tadhkirah , p. 665, 2009 Ed. [Publishers] 6 Tadhkirah , p. 340, 2009 Ed. [Publishers]