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105 The Promised Messiah as said: “When Muslims are encouraged and exhorted to proclaim the Muslim creed, it is for the very reason that without it, one can devel- op no courage at all. When a man says ُ اہلل َ ّ اِلٰہ َ اِل َ ل (There is none worthy of worship except Allah), he deems the power and strength of all human beings and things, and of all rulers, officials, enemies and friends to be insignificant, and looks to Allah alone. Such a person deems all that is besides God to be worthless. And so, a person of this nature acts with bravery and courage, and nothing and no one is able to frighten them. ” Insight The Promised Messiah as said: “Insight is also a worthy quality. There is the ex- ample of the Jewish man who, upon seeing the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, instantly said: ‘I see the signs of prophethood in this man. ’ Then, in the same manner, there were the Christians who chose not to come forth to contend with the Noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at the time of the prayer-duel, because their advisor had told them: ‘I perceive such faces that if they tell the mountains to move, they shall move aside. ’” The Promised Messiah as said: “If a person has even a fraction of spirituality within them, they shall accept me. ” A Desire to Write a Book of Teaching The Promised Messiah as said: “It is my desire to write a book of teaching which Maulvi Muhammad Ali Sahib should then translate. This book will have three sections. The first section will be on our duties to Allah the Exalted, the second section will deal with the rights that we owe to our own souls, and the third section will provide an exposition on the rights that we owe to humanity at large. ” A Miracle of the Saints The Promised Messiah as said: “The era of prophethood could be described as ٌ نُوْر نُوْر عَلٰى (light upon light); it was a shining sun. However, the miracles and won- ders that are attributed to the saints after this era cannot be proven and one can- not clearly determine their historical authenticity. For example, the miracles of Sheikh Abdul-Qadir Jilani rh were penned some two hundred years after his de-