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Fazle Umar 22 noticed there was displeasure in his voice and his countenance reflected disaf- fection. Huzur’s tone of voice affected me deep within. I responded that I had gone but due to a lack of space I came back. He fell silent on hearing this. But when Maulvi Abdul Karim sahib came to enquire about his health after the Friday prayers, the first thing the Promised Messiah [as] enquired about was whether there were many people in the mosque today. At that moment I became very anxious because I had not gone there myself. I did not know whether my informer had made a mistake or whether I had misunderstood what he had said. I understood from him that there was no room in the mosque. I was worried that if I misunderstood or the informant had misunderstood, in both circumstances the blame will fall on me that I had told a lie. Maulvi Abdul Karim sahib replied, ‘Yes Huzur! Actually, today there were many people. ’ Even to this day I do not know what the reality was. God provided this opportunity to prove my innocence by Maulvi sahib’s own words that in actual fact, on that day an extraordinary number of people came to the mosque. Anyway, this is one incident that left a deep impression on my heart. ” 6 Children normally possess a God-given skill that despite young age they become quite aware of their parents’ inner leanings towards certain values. This general impres- sion that children receive about their parents plays a major role in moulding their own habits and character. Hence, as a result of the above two incidents, the importance of a sense of national honour and the performance of responsibilities was so ingrained on the heart of Hadhrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad sahib [ra] that they became a distinctive feature of his temperament. H I S F AT H E R ’ S S U b T L E T y A n d E x C E L L E n T E x A M P L E The manner of the Promised Messiah’s [as] training, as has been stated was very