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− The Promised Messiah and Mahdi on December 1, 1888 as − published the following (pronouncement): Ishtihar − "At this place, there is another message that I want to give to people in general and to my Muslim brothers in particular is that: I have been commanded that those who are desirous of the truth, they in order to learn about true (belief), true righteousness, true ‘Iman − − love of God Almighty and to discard the idle and treacherous life, should do (Initiation) at my hands. So,those who feel in their heart strong Bai‘at enough to do so, it is incumbent on them that they should join me as I will be their comforter. I will try to relieve their burden. God Almighty will bless for them my prayers and my attention towards them. However, the condition is that they must be wholeheartedly ready to obey the laws promulgated by God Almighty. This is a commandment of God which I have conveyed to you today. In this regard the following has been revealed to me in Arabic: BÄÎYË Ë BÄÄΧ BI ¹¼°»A ©ÄuAË É¼»A Ó¼§ ½·ÌN¯ O¿l§ AgA ä ê æ ä ä ä ê å æ ä ê ä æ å æ ê ä æ ä ê Õ ä ä æ ì ä ä ä ä æ ä ä ä ê ÁÈÍfÍA ¶Ì¯ ɼ»A fÍ É¼»A Æ̨ÍBJÍ BÀÃA ¹Ą̃ÍBJÍ ÅÍh»A æ ê æ ê æ ä ä æ ä ê Õ å ä ä Õ ä æ å ê ä å ì ê ä ä æ å ê ä å ä æ ê ì ä idha ‘azamta fatawakkal ‘alallahi wasna‘il fulka bi a‘yunina − − ± − wa wahyina alladhina yubayi ‘unaka innama yubayi ‘unalla ± − − − − − − − − ha yadulla hi fauqa aidihim. − − When you make up your mind you should trust God and in front of Us and according to Our revelation prepare an Ark ( ). Nizam-i-Jama'at ± − − Those who initiate at your hands, God's Hand will be upon their hands. " (Ishtihar, December 1, 1888, p 2; Tablighi Risalat, Vol. 1, p 145) − − − In March 1889, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad went to Ludhiana, as ± ± − − ± and on the 4 of that month he issued a leaflet in which he stated: th 216