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1907 1019 [Badr, vol. 7, no. 1, January 9, 1908, p. 1, 3 and al- H akam, vol. 12, no. 1, January 2, 1908, p. 3] and a revelation was conveyed direct by Allah to His apostle [Feed the hungry and the distressed]. When the Promised Messiah as enquired early in the morning, he found that some of the guests remained hungry. He called for the manager of the public kitchen and admonished him to take good care of the guests. [Badr, vol. 7, no. 1, January 9, 1908, p. 3] Note by Syed Abdul Hayee: About the same revelation Dr. H ashmatull a h Kh a n ra says: On the morning of December 28, 1907, at 8 a. m. . after taking food, my humble self was absorbed in listening to the speeches. I also heard the speech of the Promised Messiah as and was greatly satiated. I offered Maghrib and ‘ Isha’ Prayers [combined] and as directed, took my seat in Mub a rak Mosque to participate in the general meeting of the Executive Board of S adr Anjuman Ahmadiyyah. I thought that I would eat after the meeting, because according to the announcement, participation of the Presidents and Secretaries of the Jam a ‘ats was required. I was twenty years old and was feeling weak and hungry and had not eaten anything since 8 a. m. I thought to myself that all members of the Anjuman must have gone to the public kitchen to eat and felt like doing the same. But I kept sitting, for fear that I might miss the meeting. I waited for two hours and felt the pangs of hunger. At 8:45 p. m. the respected members of Anjuman and some others arrived and the meeting started, and was over at 11:45 p. m. My desire for food vanished automatically, since no strength to experience the feeling was left. I came out of mosque and headed towards the public kitchen and found it closed. I had no choice but to return to my residence at the Treasury. I was about to sleep when someone knocked at the door and said: Any guest who has not eaten can come to the public kitchen to eat. I went and gratefully ate what was available. Next morning about 9–10 a. m. I saw that the beloved Messiah was standing at the door of Mub a rak Mosque facing the street and many of his devotees were present. He asked that Maulav i Sahib be called. So Hadrat Maulav i N u r-ud- Din presented himself. The Promised Messiah as said: It seems that the arrangements for food were not very satisfactory. The cry of some hungry one reached the Throne of Almighty Allah and I received the revelation. This revelation was received at 10 p. m. The Promised Messiah as called for the organizers and asked them to feed the guests who had not eaten. That is why one of them knocked at my door. [A sha b-e-Ahmad, vol. 8, pp. 91–92]