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61 Hazrat Maulvi Abdul-Karim does have the right to punish or reprimand a child on an appropriate occasion. However, a short-tempered, intolerant and unreasonable person is not suitable at all for the training of children. ” His Holiness as went on and said: “Alas! If only parents would spend as much effort in prayer as they do in seeking to punish their children, and if only they made it a constant practice to supplicate for them with a burning heart. Indeed, the prayers of parents for their children are blessed with special acceptance. ” The Promised Messiah as said: “I have made it compulsory upon myself to make cer- tain prayers on a daily basis. Firstly, I pray for my own soul that God may use me for such work by which His honour and glory is manifested, and may He enable me to act in a manner that fully pleases Him. Then I pray for the members of my household that may Allah the Exalted grant me the delight of my eyes through them and that they may tread the path of His pleasure. Then I pray for my children that they may all become serv- ants of the Faith. Thereafter, I pray for all my sincere friends by name, and then I pray for all those who are a part of this community, whether I know them person- ally or not. ” During the course of this discussion, the Promised Messiah as said: “It is unlawful for such a per- son to take the seat of a spiritual guide and leader, who is negligent of his followers for even a moment. ” Also, he said: “Guidance and upbringing, in essence, is in the