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258 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad sending of Reformers was false? Would this not demonstrate that Islam is a reli- gion which has been weighed down by countless afflictions and God Almighty feels no indignation? God Almighty Established this Community in Accordance with Prophecy and Glad Tidings Now, put aside my claim and leave it for a moment, but do provide an answer to these aforementioned points. If you reject me, you shall have to abandon Islam. I truthfully proclaim, however, that Allah the Exalted has safeguarded His reli- gion in view of His promise, and the prophecy of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was fulfilled. For just when it was needed, in accordance with God’s promise and in accordance with the glad tiding of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, God Almighty established this community. And as such, it was proven that: ٗ ُ وَ رَسُوْلُه هلل صَدَقَ ا , mean- ing, the words of Allah Almighty and His Messenger are true, and ill-natured is the one who rejects them. 1 Allah the Exalted Has Divinely Commissioned Me Now, my claim that I have been raised at the head of this century for the revival of the Faith is clear. I emphatically proclaim that Allah the Exalted has divinely commissioned me, and over twenty-two years have since passed. The divine sup- port that I have received over such an extended period of time serves as an argu- ment and proof of Allah Almighty against you. For the claim that I have made of being the Reformer, and of being sent to put right the disorders that have become prevalent, is on the foundation of the Hadith and Quran. Now those who deny me, do not deny me, they deny Allah and His Messenger. These people have no right to reject me, until they present another Reformer who would take my place, because the state of the present age and time demands the coming of a Reformer. For disorders have taken root on all fronts and the Holy Quran states that when such calamities strike, a divinely commissioned one of God appears to safeguard the Quran. Moreover, the Hadith states that a Reformer is raised at the head of every century. So when a need exists, and these promises of safeguarding and the revival of the Faith are present as well, then in light of these prevailing needs 1 Al-Hakam , vo. 7, no. 1, dated 10 January 1903, pp. 3-4 p. 236