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to serve the parents. A third person would come and ask him the same question and he would tell him of something else. The question would be the same but the answer differed. Some people have stumbled at this point. The Christians have raised a lot of objections about these things. But the ignorant people have not pondered over the blessed method of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam; The point underlying this method is that the answer used to be relevant to the condition of the questioner. The best virtue for the person who is niggardly is that he should get rid of these habits and the best virtue for the one who was not serving his parents was to serve his parents. He needed this kind of teaching to make him a better person-to serve his parents. Just as it is very essential that the physician should make a good diagnosis of his patient so also it is necessary for a preacher to study the people well. But the pity of it is that insight and the knowledge is not given to anyone except to the divine preachers. That is why inspite of the fact that there are thousands of preachers going about, the morals of the country are going down. All sorts of weaknesses-moral. and those connected with the faith-are penetrating into the people. (Malfoozat Vol. II, p. 105) HE GUARDS THE RIGHTEOUS My Jamaat who has recognised me should not let the signs of God become stale. To keep them fresh adds to the powers of certainty. And for that reason, our Jamaat should not hide these Signs. Those who have seen them should relate to those who have not seen them; that will save them from evil deeds and refresh their faith. The Signs should be narrated to the people in a very beautjful manner. 74