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40. Whatever be Abdul Hafeez's reasons for expunging these passages, as evident from even this slyly edited version of the statement cited from Kitabul Bariyyah, one cannot find any such sentence within it which should give anyone occasion to take exception to Hadhrat Ahmad'sas way of life. If Abdul Hafeez's wont is to illustrate that he took employment in his youth, then one would ask him as to how this reflects adversely to. Hadhrat Ahmad's as life and character. History indicates that some of the best men underwent this discipline, as for instance,. Hadhrat Jacobs was employed for seven years as a shepherd by. Laban 41 and Hadhrat Mosesas by Jetro 2 for as much as between eight to ten years. 43 Hadhrat Jesusas worked as a carpenter" while historical documents indicate that our beloved Prophet,. Hadhrat Muhammad sa tended sheep and goats for his employers upon the neighbouring hills and valleys of Mecca and he even took employment with his future wife, Hadhrat Khadija". If. Abdul Hafeez's purpose is to illustrate that Hadhrat Ahmadas worked for a foreign government, then so did Hadhrat Josephas who, according to the Bible was a personal servant of an. Egyptian officer Potiphar and according to the Holy Quran, the keeper of the Egyptian king's treasures. 45. In fact, according to Abdul Hafeez's spiritual predecessors, the service performed by an apostle of God for an infidel government serves as an example for Muslims to follow. Hence, his parton saint, Maulvi Sanaullah Amritsari stated: 'We have it in the Holy Quran that Prophet Joseph did run the administration of the state under an infidel monarch and such an act performed by any prophet would serve as a beauteous example, for us to follow. 146. If, on the other hand, Abdul Hafeez's purpose is to show that. Hadhrat Ahmadas received education from another person which, in his estimation, is unacceptable for a prophet of God, 40. Shah, Syed Abdul Hafeez. Two in One, 43. Al Quran 28. 27/30 46. Amritsari, Maulvi Sanaullah. Ahle Hadeeth, 16 November, 1945 p. 8 41. Genesis 29. 20 42. Exodus 3. 1 44. Mark 6. 3 45. Al Quran 12. 56/57 129