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Muhammedi Begum's elders had published and the one in response to which Hadhrat Ahmad as supplicated God, essentially argued against the 'existence of God, the piety of. Hadhrat Muhammadsa and the truth of the Holy Quran. 125. Nevertheless, it is an established practice of God Almighty that. He does not suffer His creatures without first sending a warning unto them 26 so as to afford the transgressors an opportunity to repent and make amends. If they take heed to these warnings, to repent and reform, the Most Forgiving and Merciful Lord looks upon them with mercy in accordance with His promise: 'whoso repents after his transgression and reforms, God will surely turn to him in mercy; verily, God is Most Forgiving and. Merciful. '27. The dissident members of Muhammedi Begum's family were not an exception to this established rule. Hence, although God. Almighty forewarned them of their impending chastisement on account of their misdeeds, He would not punish them without first giving them ample opportunity to repent and make amends. This is indicated by many a Divine revelation vouchsafed to Hadhrat Ahmadas. For instance, Hadhrat Ahmadas warned this branch of the family that God Almighty had informed him: 'I shall not destroy them at one stroke but gradually so that they might turn back. My curse will descend upon the walls of their homes; on their elders and their young ones; on their men and their women and on their guests. All of them will be accursed except those who believe and keep away from their company. They would be under Divine Mercy. 128. In another announcement, he warned that God had decreed: 'Every branch of thy cousins will be cut off and it will soon 27. Ibid. , 5. 40 25. Chashme Noor, Amritsar, 13 August, 1885 26. Al Quran 6. 132/134 28. Ahmad, [Hadhrat] Mirza Ghulam. Ayenae Kamalat e Islam; Ruhani Khazain, vol. 5, p 569 283