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7 April 1908 267 rule over their subjects and, by acting in this way, they want to rule over God too. They do not realize that the appointees of God, being the reflection of God, possess grandeur. They are received in the presence of God but they stay aloof from people unless some- one himself initiates contact with them and then God, too, should create a passion in their heart for such a one. Paying attention to someone artificially is a kind of idol worship as well. Appointees of God also consider it idolatry to single out one specific individual [for their attention], because arrogance of the very subtlest kind is found in such people. 1 7 April 1908 (10:30 am) Conversation with an American Couple concerning Christianity and the Veracity of the Promised Messiah’s Claim On 7 April 1908, an American couple, who said they were residents of (Chicago) USA and were travelling from country to country for the purpose of tourism, had come to India as well to learn about its 1. Al- H akam , vol. 12, no. 29, p. 2, dated 22 April 1908