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218 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad als for the Holy Prophet sa well in advance. There are so many examples of God’s graciousness in favour of Islam that I cannot even mention them in detail. How- ever, the nature of being unlettered (ummiyyat) naturally attracts divine gracious- ness (rahmaniyyat). Allah Almighty stated with regards to the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 1 الْاُمِّيّٖنَ رَسُوْلًا هُوَ الَّذِيْ بَعَثَ فِي He it is Who has raised among the Unlettered people a Messenger. The objective of divine graciousness can be wonderfully understood by the following adage: رک دے رکا دے اور ااھٹےن واال اسھت دے Tend to my affair, have my work done, and give me someone to carry the burden. This happened at the very advent of Islam. Islam is a child in the lap of God, as it were. It is God Himself who tends to all of its needs and provides the necessities that it requires. Its neck is not burdened by the favour of any creature. Then, ar-Rahim (the Merciful) is the attribute that does not allow efforts to go in vain. The opposite of this would be if someone remained occupied in efforts but still met failure. Now just observe how evidently divine mercy was manifest- ed in favour of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. There was no contest in which he did not triumph. Even small efforts brought forth immense fruit. His victories shone forth like flashes of lightening. Just look at the triumphs in Syria and Egypt. There is no human being on the face of the earth who attained success in the true sense, as did our Prophet, peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him. The Companions Attained Success in This World Moving on, there is the divine attribute maliki yawm-id-din, i. e. master of reward and punishment, which refers to the giving of reward for deeds well done. Although this will fully be realised in the hereafter, and every nation states that reward and punishment will be given in the next life, but God has given a taste of this to the Muslims in this very world. 1 al-Jumuah , 62:3