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171 1 ٌ عَوْرَة اِنَّ بُيُوْتَنَا (Our houses are exposed and defenceless). God Almighty, however, re- futed these people in the following words: 2 فِرَارًا اِنْ يُّرِيْدُوْنَ اِلَّا (They only seek to flee away). ” The Promised Messiah as said: “Who has told our friends that life is long? No one knows when death will come crashing down on them. It is appropriate, there- fore, to consider the time that one is given to be a blessing. ” The Promised Messiah as said: “These days will not come again and all of this will be nothing more than stories. ” Control Over the Inner Self The Promised Messiah as said: “I possess such control over myself and God Al- mighty has made my soul so true a Muslim that if someone were to sit before me and went on uttering—for an entire year—the most filthy and obscene profani- ties that one could imagine, ultimately, they would be embarrassed themselves and would have no choice but to concede that they were unable to weaken my patience. ” The Promised Messiah as was never frightened by the pains inflicted upon him by others or by their mischief. In this respect, he said: “No event takes place on earth before it is first determined in heaven. Nothing can transpire without the will of God Almighty, and God never disgraces or ruins His servant. ” The State of the Promised Messiah as in a Time of Trial In Jalandhar, the Promised Messiah as said: “At a time of trial, it is the weak-hearted from among my community for whom I worry. My state of affairs is that even if I were to hear a clear voice saying: ‘You are forsaken and not a single one of your desires will be fulfilled,’ I swear by God’s Being that there would be no decrease in my passion and love for God or in my service to the Faith, because I have already seen God. ” Then, the Promised Messiah as recited the following verse: 3 هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهٗ سَمِيًّا Dost thou know any equal of His? 1 al-Ahzab , 33:14 2 al-Ahzab , 33:14 3 Maryam , 19:66