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Pir Mehr Ali Shah of Golra Sharif in Punjab who later became engaged in a controversy with Hadhrat Ahmad as also believed him to be a recipient of Divine help. In a statement made to. Babu Feeroz Ali, he stated: 'Imam Jalal ud Din Sayutit says that there are certain stages of spiritual progress where many servants of Allah become the Messiah and Mahdi. I cannot say whether he is only at that stage or whether he is the same Mahdi promised for this ummah by the Holy Prophetsa but he is proving to be a cutting sword against false religions and is certainly Divinely aided. '49. This statement was published in 1904, more than six years after. Pir Mehr Ali had turned against Hadhrat Ahmadas. He also lived another thirty three years after its publication and died in. May, 1937. Yet, in all those years, he never contested the aforementioned statement attributed to him although it was published in Al Hakam after he became engaged in a dispute with Hadhrat Ahmadas and even proceeded to write a book against him. This is an indication of the fact that despite his later hostility, he continued to believe that his opponent was. Divinely aided. . The Holy Quran defines various functions expected of the prophets of God during their mortal lives one of which being the dedication of their lives to establishing the Unity of God on earth 50. How far did Hadhrat Ahmadas strive to establish this may be gauged by the comments of his contemporaries. Hadhrat. Khawaja Ghulam Faridth referred to his endeavours in relation to this and stated: 'Mirza Sahib spends all his time in the service of Allah, prayer and recitation of the Quran and similar other preoccupations. . He is so resolved to champion Islam that he has invited. Queen Victoria of England to accept Islam. Similarly, he has 49. Golarvi, Pir Mehr Ali Shah. Al Hakam, June 24, 1904, p. 5 17 50. Al Quran 16. 37