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Fazle Umar 56 when you can write better than him. ” 32 Hadhrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad sahib [ra] states: “We once created an association to enable its members to become good speakers and debaters and the best speakers were awarded prizes. Whenever I delivered a speech, I would always be cross-examined and criticised by Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra]. This practice continued for some time. My mind deceived me as I began to believe that Maulvi sahib was too harsh with me. Hence, I wrote an article for a schoolfellow who was a novice speaker and gave it to him to read out. When he had finished reading it, Hadhrat Maulvi sahib was full of praise for him. Upon this my feelings that Maulvi sahib was strict with me were reinforced. ” 33 This was Huzur’s own impression. A young class fellow of Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib, the respected Sheikh Abdul Aziz sahib gives his own impressions on this issue: “Hadhrat Maulvi Nooruddin sahib [ra] in the days of his Khilafat stayed behind in the Aqsa Mosque after leading the Friday prayers. A few students typically delivered their short speeches. Thereafter, Hadhrat Maulvi sahib [ra] gave his remarks on each speech but he was especially critical of Hadhrat Mian sahib’s speech. And informed him about what he should have included in it. He also pointed out some of his qualities with much love and affection. From all this I for one at least thought that Mian sahib’s speech was the worst with too many mistakes. But I was not aware that he was actually training Mian sahib. Later I saw Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] deliver such mind boggling lectures that I was amazed to think he was the same person who lagged behind all the other speakers. ” When the teacher has such a relationship with his student then sometimes instead of concentrating on the teacher’s best intentions, his outward severity begins to be