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72 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad upon him. I observe that people have invented a plethora of diverse incantations. They hang themselves upside down and undertake ascetic practices like yogis, but all of this is useless. It is not the custom of Prophets, peace be upon them, to hang upside down, or engage in meditative practices of ‘negation and affirmation’ (nafi-o-asbat), or perform the Sufi ‘invocation of the saw’ (dhikr-e-arra). This is why Allah the Exalted has referred to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as a perfect exemplar: 1 ٌ لَكُمْ فِـيْ رَسُوْلِ اهللِ اُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَة Verily, you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model. Follow in the footsteps of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and do not try to deviate from his path even an inch. The Purpose of the Establishment of the Ahmadiyya Community In short, the real purpose of man is to aspire to the excellences of ‘those upon whom Allah has bestowed his blessings,’ and to which Allah the Exalted has alluded in the following: 2 ْ صِرَاطَ الَّذِيْنَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِم The path of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings. Our community ought to pay special attention in this regard, for in establishing this community, the very desire of Allah the Exalted is to prepare a community like the one assembled by the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, so that in the latter days, this community may serve as a testament to the truthfulness and greatness of the Holy Quran and the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. The Station of Prophethood From among the excellences that are conferred upon those who receive the boun- ty of God, foremost is the excellence of prophethood, which sits at the loftiest of ranks. I regret that I am unable to find the words with which to expound the deeper reality of this excellence. It is a matter of principle that when something 1 al-Azhab , 33:22 2 al-Fatihah, 1:7