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233 a believer. One example is of the wife of Pharaoh who sought the refuge of God from her ill-natured husband. This is an example of those believers who succumb to the passions of the self and commit mistakes, but then they are remorseful, they repent and seek the refuge of God. Their inner self constantly disturbs them, like a husband who is similar in nature to Pharaoh. Such people possess a self that reproves itself; they constantly endeavour to safeguard themselves from evil. The second sort of believers are those who possesses a higher rank. Such believers not only abstain from wrongdoing, but perform righteous deeds as well. Allah the Exalted has likened such people to Mary as. 1 فِيْهِ مِنْ رُّوْحِنَا فَنَفَخْنَا اَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا Who guarded her chastity—so We breathed into him of Our Spirit. Each and every believer ought to develop a level of excellence in their righteous- ness and purity, for such people are a spiritual manifestation of Mary, and God breathes into them of His Spirit, which then transforms into the son of Mary. Zamakhshari has also interpreted this verse in the same sense and states that this verse is general in connotation. We must adopt this interpretation. Otherwise, it is narrated in the Hadith that except for Mary and the son of Mary, no one else is free from the touch of Satan, and this would establish that all of the Prophets were, God forbid, subject to the influence of Satan. Therefore, this verse indicates that each and every believer who reaches a level of excellence has the Spirit of God breathed into them and they become the son of Mary, and this also contains a prophecy that the son of Mary would be born in this ummah. It is strange that people will name their sons Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, Jacob, Isaac, Ishmael and Abraham, and consider it permissible to do so, but do not consider it permissible for God to name someone Jesus or the Son of Mary. ” The Imam Is a Representative In response to a question posed by someone, the Promised Messiah as said: “A Prayer that is offered behind an opponent of the community cannot be valid in any case. A person finds forgiveness by offering the Prayer behind a person who is virtuous. The formal Prayer is the key to all forms of blessings. Supplications are accepted in the Prayer. The imam is a representative; if his own heart is black, 1 at-Tahrim, 66:33 p. 213