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THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH every direction. I claim with conviction that Tā'ūn-e-Jārif, which empties and swallows villages entirely, shall never break out in Qadian. In contrast, however, in other cities and villages, where the oppressive and corrupt are, dreadful scenes are sure to man- ifest (unless they repent). In the entire world, it is Qadian alone for which this promise was made. "1 Though it has already been made with regard to the Sanctu- ary of the Holy Prophet. These are the words taken from the above-mentioned refer- ence that I have quoted word for word. It is obvious that I never claimed that Qadian would be completely safe from the plague. I have presented before the general public the statement that was published in Dāfiʻul-Balā' so that they can read it for themselves and tell, in all fairness, whether it is honest or dishonest to accuse me of claiming that the plague would never approach Qadian and that it would not experience even a single case of the pesti- lence. In keeping with this Divine revelation, I too am waiting for some clear cases of the plague to appear in Qadian. However, the seven cases that Paisa Akhbar and some other hasty editors have cited to date fall under the following three categories: (1) In the first instance, such articles are pure lies and slander, i. e. false news has been published regarding the deaths of people who are still alive. They neither fell ill nor contracted the plague. This is a blatant lie, committing which Paisa Akhbār has played an integral role in dishonesty and has needlessly hurt decent people and their loved ones. Let him imagine if the false news were conveyed to his own relatives that Mahboob Alam, Editor of Paisa Akhbār, has died of the plague, would they not be devas- 1 Defence Against the Plague and a Criterion of the Elect of God, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, 2015. Islam International Publications Ltd. p. 11-12. [Publisher] 10