Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 6
6 AHMADIYY AT Up and gave evidence of his being completely withdrawn from the world and its affairs, she esteemed his other-world- liness, while the other members of the family"looked down upon it. She died in 1868 and was buried in the family graveyard to the west of Qadian. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad had loved her deeply and cherished her memory tenderly. Whenever he spoke of her his eyes would be filled with tears. He often visited her grave and supplicated the Divine in her behalf. Mirza Gh ulam Ahmad was born a twin. His birth was preceded by the birth of a baby sister who died within a few days. There is a reported prediction of the famous saint and scholar Hazrat Muhyuddin Ibn Arabi that the Promised Messiah would be born a twin. During his childhood he accompanied his mother several times when she visited her parents at Aima, in the Hoshiarpur district, where he played about in the dry beds of the hill streams that ran through the valley in the rainy season. His childhood was distinguished from that of other children of his age by the fact that he was never rowdy and possessed a serene temperament which was seldom ruffled. His gravity and earnestness were remarked upon by all 0 bservers. While he participated in pursuits, common among children of his age, he displayed a serious bent of mind and a certain degree of aloofness that were noticeable.