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A GLIMPSE INTO HADHRAT AHMAD'Sª LIFE. In the absence of a criterion upon which the lives of the previous prophets have been judged being provided, one would have to rely upon the general criterion upon which the truth of a claimant to prophethood is evaluated. However, since an evaluation of a person's life by his own followers could be as prejudicial in one's favour as the evaluation of one's enemies prejudiced against him, one would therefore, refer to the opinions expressed by Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's as contemporaries who did not accept his claim to be the Promised. Messiah and the Imam Madhi but have had an opportunity to observe his life from close quarters. These should establish beyond any doubt that Hadhrat Ahmad's as life did not fall short of the expectations of the life of any prophet in history. . The first maxim through which the truth of a prophet is generally evaluated concerns the claimant's personal purity and piety. The Holy Quran itself has established this criterion and. Hadhrat Muhammad sa was directed by God to refer the disbelievers to the period of his life which had already passed as evidence of his truthfulness. 32 The question that arises now is whether there is any evidence in history to suggest that Hadhrat. Ahmad's as life was of singular purity and piety. If there is, then he passed this very essential test of the truthfulness of his claim. . For the information of Abdul Hafeez, Maulana Siraj ud Din, the editor of the leading Urdu newspaper Zamindar of Lahore who had an opportunity to know Hadhrat Ahmadas from very early in his age stated in relation to him: 'He would be 22 or 23 years of age at that time. We can say from personal observation that even in his youth Mirza Sahib was a very virtuous, God fearing and venerable person. After work, all his time was spent in religious studies. He did not 32. Al Quran 10. 17 10