Mirror of Charm and Beauty — Page 27
and forgiveness, had taken his birth under the special influence of those aspects of the. Holy Prophet Muhammad, to which his well. known attributive name of Ahmad was, in the first place, most appropriately applicable. The. Promised Messiah, married; and he had children, and a band of devoted followers, while his enemies too reached the limits in their deep hostility. Efforts were made to inflict serious injury on him; conspiracies were hatched with these end in view; false criminal and civil suits were instituted against him in the law courts of the country, to cause loss of time and energy; and a compaign was also launched to turn the government of the land against him, by means of supplying false and grossly misleading reports in regard to the nature and purpose of his mission. His followers also were subjected to various kinds of persecution. But throughout his life, the Promised Messiah maintained an attitude of gentleness, forgiveness and an all embrasive kindness, not only for those who were his kin, and his relations, but towards all mankind, including his bitterest opponents, and enemies. He also remained consistently loyal towards the lawfully established government, even though many of its administrators subjected him to annoyance and persecution, in various ways. All this was a manifestation of the Jamali aspect of his ministry, of which 27