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63 no other weapon. Whatever I pray for in secrecy, Allah bestows upon me manifestly, so that all can see. " (Zikr-i-Habeeb by Hazrat Muftee Sahib, page 179) 31. Towards the time of his death, the Promised Messiah had turned to prayer even with greater reliance than ever before in his life. For, a closer perception of the power and might and grandeur of the Divine Being, on the one hand, and the entire and absolute futility of all material means, on the other, as seen and realised by his inner eye, had begun to lift him, ever more and more, towards the heavens. . During the last period of his life, by the side of his room in his house, he had another small room built, which he used solely for the pupose of praying in the seclusion and peace of complete retirement unto himself. This room was called the Baitul Do'aa, or the room for praying. In this small room he would sit undisturbed by whatever might happen to be occuring around him; and in that seclusion and secrecy he prayed to the Almighty God for the success of his Mission, and the revival and restored glory of Islam. In this connection an old companion, Hazrat. Muftee Muhammad Sadiq relates that the Promised. . Messiah once said: "It occurred to me that no reliance could be placed on this life. Seventy years of my life have already passed while there is no time appointed for death. Allah alone knows when it might come, while a good deal of our work yet remains to be done. . Here on one side, the power of the pen has been found to be weak. As for the sword, it is not the Divine Will to permit its use at this time and in this age. So we raised our hands to the heavens, and