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112 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of affairs?” His Holiness as responded: “Who do such people keep with and with whom do they hold relations? Ultimately, they must attribute themselves to one group or another. A person is deemed to be from among those with whom they associate themselves. ” A question was posed as to whether those who do not believe in the Promised Messiah as could be from among the class referred to in ْ عَلَيْهِم َ اَنْعَمْت (those upon whom Allah has bestowed His blessings). His Holiness, the Promised Messiah as said: “I cannot even guarantee that my own community will be from among those alluded to in ْ عَلَيْهِم َ اَنْعَمْت (those upon whom Allah has bestowed His blessings), until God Himself makes them from among these people. A person who professes the Islamic creed and who is ready to act upon the Quran with heartfelt sincerity, when they are advised, will receive their reward. An individual will receive spir- itual reward that is commensurate to the level of their belief. The more one grows in disbelief, the more harm they will suffer. I say on oath that I harbour no malice whatsoever against the people. As for those who do not label me a disbeliever, their hearts are in the hand of God. However, to believe that the Messiah as is the Creator and Self-Subsisting is tanta- mount to associating partners with God. If those who entertain this notion posit that the Messiah as possessed these qualities with God’s permission, I would say, why was the Noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, not given these attributes by God’s permission? God wars with the one who harbours animosity towards a friend of His. What faith can remain in one with whom God is at war?” 1 23 February 1901 A Revelation His Holiness as received the following revelation: َ کَفَیْنَاک َ الْمُسْتَھْزِئِیْن We shall suffice against those who mock you. 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 5, no. 10, dated 17 March 1901, p. 8 p. 89