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and who may live- their lives in perfect accordance with the will of God. (3) I pray for my children that God may make all of them, servants of His religion. (4) I pray for my friends, by naming all of them in- dividually. (5) I pray for all those who are connected with this Dispensatiou. -whether I know them personally or I do not know them. (Malfoozat Vol. II, p. 4) SERVICE OF RELIGION If somebody tells me of a single word which can be used to support religion, I take it as more precious than the bags full of pearls and jewels. He who 1ikes me to love him, and he who wishes that it should become easy for me to pray for him very fervently, let him assure me that he has the capability of becoming a servant of religion: My love for everything is for God's sake, be they my wife and children or friends. My relations with all of them are for the sake of God. (Malfoozat Vol. II, p. 7) PLEDGE OF FRIENDSHIP My way of life is such that he who becomes a friend of mine, might change any. way, I do not cut myself off from him. Of course, if he cuts himself off, I can do nothing about it. If a friend of mine drinks and gets intoxicated and falls down in the Bazar (market place) and there is a crowd of people around him, I will not fear anyon~ (as to what the people might say) and I will carry him away from there. The pledge of friendship is a great thing and it should not be 50