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498 every distant track. People will come to help you from every distant track. Allah will help you from Himself. People upon whose hearts I shall convey my revelation will help you. I shall deliver you from sorrow. I am the Lord—All- Powerful 525. We shall give you a clear victory. The victory granted to a friend of Allah is always a great victory. We have made him an intimate of Ours. He is the bravest of men. Had faith ascended to the Pleiades, he would have brought it down. God will illuminate his reasoning. Mercy flows from your lips, O Ahmad. You are under Our watchful care. Allah will exalt your name and will perfect His favour unto you in the world and hereafter. O My Ahmad, you are My purpose and are with Me. I have planted your tree with My Own hand. We looked at you and commanded the fire, which is the fire of mischief from the people: Be cool and safe for this Ibr a h i m [Abraham]…. O Ahmad, your name will come to an end but My name will not come to an end. 526 O Ahmad, you have been blessed and you alone were deserving of what Allah has blessed you with. Your status is wonderful and your reward is near. I shall make you the promised leader of men, that is, will appoint you as the Promised Messiah and the awaited Mahd i. Is this a matter of wonder for people? Tell them: Allah is Wonderful. This is His way 525 This is a summary of the meanings as expressed by the Promised Messiah as. The literal meaning is: Your Lord is All-Powerful. [Jalal-ud- Din Shams] 526 The import of this revelation is: O Ahmad, your name will reach its ultimate point, but My name, being unlimited, will never be reached fully. [Munawar Ahmed Saeed]