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hazrat rta 52 had the courage to rescue him from the water. It seemed as if all of them were in shock; however, without wasting a single moment, Huzoor rta dived into the water and rescued him. In such situations typically one fears for his life and his ability to make decisions is diminished, but Huzoor rta did not have any such fear. That is why he always acted immediately whenever a need would arise. 12 Kindness to Animals Abdul Ghani Jahanghir of London narrates: A few years ago, during a cold evening on October, I received a phone call from respected Major Mahmud Ahmad. He directed me to immediately come to the Fazl Mosque wait- ing room to deal with a patient. I was worried as to who the patient could be, and immersed in these thoughts I arrived there and discovered that the patient waiting for me was not a person, but a pigeon! Major Mahmud Ahmad told me that it had a habit of eating leftover food from the mosque kitchen and from the