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66. Honesty demands that one admit that Hadhrat Ahmadas understood this to mean death as indicated by his explanation of the Divine revelation vouchsafed unto him. But this was a simple case of misunderstanding the true purport of the Divine revelation, just as our beloved Prophet, Hadhrat Muhammad. Mustapha misunderstood the true purport of the revelation vouchsafed unto him in relation to the performance of Hajj and. Umra as discussed earlier. It was a case of simple misunderstanding, similar to the one experienced by Hadhrat. Noahªs who misunderstood the true purport of God Almighty's promise that He would save the apostle's family from the. Deluge or Hadhrat Jonah's who misunderstood God Almighty's ultimate will in relation to the people of Nineveh and fled the city. The question which one would like to ask Abdul Hafeez is that if these earlier messengers of God could misunderstand the purport of God Almighty's promises, then what is so objectionable of Hadhrat Ahmad as being subject to the same kind of misunderstanding?. It is, however, as stated earlier, an established fact that the. Divine revelation vouchsafed unto Hadhrat Ahmadas in relation to Abdullah Athim was fulfilled to the extent of the Divine promise contained therein and the Christian padre was thrown into Haviaah. He suffered great mental anguish after the announcement of the prophecy against him and not only did he retire from active life of propagating his hatred of Islam but he began to have strange hallucinations. He day dreamt about snakes, rabid dogs and armed men, following him, ready to kill him. According to a British historian, Abdullah Athim: 'lived in absolute terror for the rest of his life, was almost permanently drunk and was moved by the missionaries from town to town. 167. Incidentally, while Abdul Hafeez alleges that Hadhrat. Ahmad's as prophecy in relation to Abdullah Athim proved to be 66. Ibid. , p. 210; Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 6, p. 292 67. Adamson, lan. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, p. 103 297