Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 136
T E S T I MON Y OF T HE HOLY Q U R AN 136 the government and was honourably offered a chair in the court of the governor. The high officials of the district and qismat 1 (i. e. the deputy commissioner and the com - missioner), wrote him letters of appreciation from time to time—some of which lie in front of me at this moment. These letters clearly demonstrate that they were written with a heartfelt fervour and can only be written to an exceptional well-wisher and a truly faithful person. During most of their tours, the commissioner and the deputy commissioner, out of courtesy, love, and affection, would visit him at his place. On his death, the respected com - missioner, the financial commissioner, and the honoura - ble lieutenant governor wrote letters of condolence and promised to extend care and beneficence to this family in the future. On account of this family prestige as well as an age-old well-wisher, the respected financial commissioner has recently made a special recommendation for Mirza Sultan Ahmad (the son of the author) to be appointed as a tehs i ld a r [revenue sub-collector] and its implementation report has already been issued from the district headquar - ters. In short, this family has always remained loyal to this government and has been the recipient of its favours since of old. In order to substantiate these facts and events, three letters of correspondence from among the ones I have before me are appended here in the footnote, so that, realizing the esteem and prestige this family enjoys with 1. During the time of the Promised Messiah as , a qismat was an administra - tive unit comprised of two or more districts of a province. [Publisher]