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! 34 enough strength, he stopped crying and said that now I have enough money but the Promised Messiah (as) is gone. ” 19 An incident regarding sacrifices for the “Lang ar Kh ā na ” [Open Kitchen] has been mentioned before. Another such incident is as follows: “ When Dr. Khalifa Rasheed ud Din Sahib heard of the Promised Messiah (as) through a friend, he immediately said that a man making such tall claims cannot be a liar and v ery soon did “bai’at” [oath of allegiance]. The Promised Messiah (as) has included his name in his 12 very close disciples. His financial sacrifices had exceeded to such an extent that the Promised Messiah (as) gave him a written directive that you have s acrificed so much for this cause that you need not sacrifice anymore. ” “ During the time when the Promised Messiah (as) had legal cases going on in Gurdaspur, there was a need for extra finances. The Promised Messiah (as) put forward a request to his friend s and followers that since the “ Langar ” (Open Kitchen) was being run in two places (Qadian and Gurdaspur) in addition to the money being spent on litigation, hence friends should pay attention towards the financial needs. Incidentally, Dr. Khalifa Rasheed ud Din Sahib came to know of this proposal on the day he received his income of 450 Rupees. He sent the entire amount to the Promised Messiah (as). When a friend suggested that he should have kept some amount for his household as well, Dr. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 19 Khutbat e Mahmood Vol. 13 pp. 597 - 59 8