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29 and is reinforced with a powerful prophecy. Otherwise, such ‘revelations’ are nothing but absurd statements, which can give no benefit to mankind. ” The Promised Messiah as said: “If an individual seated at a distance from a gath- ering only partially grasped the words of a magnificent king, and then proceeded to assert that they had heard the words of that king, what benefit would such a transmission be to the rest of the people? The words related by those who enjoy nearness to the King are distinguishable, and when a well-informed person hears them, they will be able to proclaim that such and such person is addressed di- rectly by the King and receives his good wishes. ” The Promised Messiah as said: “If my revelations too were ordinary and worth- less fragments, and if each and every one of them had not contained knowledge of the unseen and prophecies manifesting divine power, I would consider them to be nothing. ” Then, the Promised Messiah as said: “Let someone present even a single prophecy that is comparable to the one I made about Lekhram. ” The Promised Messiah as said: “My revelations benefit not only the people, but also the religion of Islam. This standard in itself is a very fundamental criterion which proves that my revelations are from Allah. ” Then, the Promised Messiah as said: “The ways in which God Almighty deals and interacts with me, and mani- fests signs in my favour, are astonishing. Some of these relate to my own person, others relate to my children, some relate to my family, some relate to my friends, some relate to my opponents, while others still relate to mankind at large. ” Emphasis on Meeting the Promised Messiah as Often A message was received from a respected friend of this claimant of revelation from Lahore—a Hafiz Sahib—who said that he viewed past signs to be futile and has no interest in listening to any signs of the past. At this, the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace, said: “Alas! Such people do not understand that nothing from God Almighty should be looked upon as being unworthy of recognition. Allah the Exalted addressed a people of the past in the following words: 1 ْ عَلَيْهِم عَلَيْكَ الْكِتٰبَ يُـتْلٰى اَوَ لَمْ يَكْـفِهِمْ ا َنَّـاۤ اَنْزَلْنَا Is it not enough for them that We have sent down to thee the Book which is recited to them? 1 al-Ankabut, 29:52