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obeisance to the Dajaal and hence find themselves in a miserable plight would be no others than sincere Muslims. And this view is further substantiated by our beloved Prophet's Tradition which states that even after the Dajaal has been slaughtered by the Messiah: 'The Prophet of Allah, the Messiah and his companions will be beleaguered till a calf's head will appear better to them than a hundred dinars appear to you today. ' 15. APPEAL FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS. To prove their contention that Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was not the Messiah promised by the Traditions of our beloved master, peace be upon him, his critics tend to create an impression that he, God forbid, required charity to sustain himself and hence: 'throughout his life, he appealed for subscriptions. ' '16. However, historical records prove that during the reign of the first. Mughal emperor, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's ancestor, Hadi Beg exercised absolute control over some 70 villages surrounding Qadian, a town founded by the great ancestor of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. ". Even after the power of the Mughal dynasty declined, the family retained control of an area of 60 miles surrounding Qadian and the then 84 villages over which the family excercised control yielded an income of 8,000,000 Indian rupess. 18. Although the family lost its estate during the Sikh tyranny of the early 1880's, some 5 villages of the family's ancesteral estate were subsequently restored to the family in 1835. 19. After the annexation of the Punjab by the British, Hazart Mirza. Ghulam Ahmad's father spent nearly 70,000 rupees in litigation hoping to repossess his ancestral estate and this amount one should realise, could not be spent by a family of meagre means. 15. Sahih Bukhari 16. Hasan, S: The Truth About Ahmadiyyat: pg 7 17. Griffin, L & Massey, Colonel: The Punjab Chiefs 19. Dard, A. R: Life of Ahmad 18. Singh, G: Shamsheer Singh 233