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31 Therefore, put aside these debates over the early caliphate and accept the new caliphate. A living Ali is present in your midst; yet you forsake him and search for the Ali who has died. ” 1 8 December 1900 A Revelation of the Promised Messiah as and His Belief in His Own Revelation The Promised Messiah as said: “Last night I felt pain in my fingertip and it was so severe that I was worried about how I would manage through the night. Then, I was overtaken by a light slumber and received the following revelation: مًا َ کُوْنِی ْ بَرْدًا وَّسَل Be thou cold and a means of safety. The last word of the revelation salaman had barely finished when immediately the pain disappeared, as though there were no pain at all. ” Then, the Promised Messiah as said: “I have such firm belief and possess such insightful certainty in the words of God Almighty, which are sent to me as revela- tion, that I am willing to stand in the House of Allah and swear unconditionally under oath that they are true. In fact, it is my belief that if I deny this revelation or even entertain the doubt that it is not from God, I would immediately become a disbeliever. ” 2 13 December 1900 Divine Succour is a Decisive Judge After reading in full from beginning to end a book by an opponent named Ilahi Bakhsh of Lahore entitled Asa-e-Musa, His Holiness as said: “Allah the Exalted knows that if the absurdities are ignored, it would take no more than a few hours to write a rebuttal. However, merely out of compassion, for some time I will abstain, so that these people can have their joy. After all, he was an old friend. Moreover, during this time, the insight, sense and faith of many people will also become evident when the names of those who review this book and the nature 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 4, no. 41, dated 17 November 1900, pp. 1-2 2 Al-Hakam , vol. 4, no. 44, dated 10 December 1900, p. 6 p. 27