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his enemy. But even if the believer passes through difficulties, he does not feel the pinch of them; it is, as if he is in the paradise; the angels of God take him in their lap like a kind mother. In short, God becomes their Protector and Helper; God is alaa kulli shai-in Qadeer Powerful over all things); He is the Knower of the unseen; He is ever-living and the Sustainer of life. Who can experience hardships, after holding the hand of this kind of God? None. God safeguards His servant in such odd circumstances and does it in a way that the whole world is astonished. Was it not wonderful for the people to see Hazrat Abraham come out of the fire unhurt; was it a small thing for the people to witness Noah and his people safe in the midst of the terrible deluge? There are countless instances of this kind. In this Age too, God has shown miracles (in granting me His succour on various occasions). (Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 263) EXISTENCE OF GOD A very strong proof of the existence of God is that He effaces and He keeps intact whatever He likes; this also is a great factor for His recognitio·n. Look at the planets how great they seem to be. The~e are some people who, because of the grandeur of these planets, bow down to worship them and they believe that these things have divine attributes. The Hindus and some other idol-wor- shippers and those who worship the fire, worship the sun and they take it to be worthy of worship. Can they say that the sun rises of its own accord or it sets of its own accord? Not at all. But even if they claim that the sun really rises and sets of its own accord, what proof have they got to support t~is 150