Bright Lights of the Ahmadiyya Movement — Page 28
I ,, ---- -- ~ , == ~~IDll -- c::::-- -- ;;;:::;;: ==== =zm 1m1• 28 SYEDA NAWAB MUBARAKA BEGUM THE PROMISED MESSIAH'S DAUGHTER (Aisha N. Sharif) It is not an ordinary thing when God Almighty announces the birth of a child. Such was the case with Hazrat Nawab Mubaraka Begum. The Promised Messiah, peace be on him, received a revelation, or a message from Allah, that he would get a blessed daughter who would be brought up among ornaments. This meant that she would have a long life and good fortune. The Promised Messiah also had a dream in which he was told that his blessed daughter would rise to a high rank and have a title of honor. So right from the beginning Allah, the All Knowing, was showing everyone that Hazrat Nawab Mubaraka Begum would be a very special person. The most outstanding thing about her was her great love and devotion to Allah Almighty. Dear Children, even if someone is very rich or very famous, only closeness to God and obedience to His Laws bring the greatest kind of success. Hazrat Nawab Mubaraka Begum worshipped Allah day and night and wrote beautiful poems praising Him. When other people read her poems about Allah Almighty, they would feel the same thing in their own hearts because of her special way of writing. Allah in His Wisdom again showed that she was a special lady by giving her a very important dream, even when she was a child. Hazrat Maulvi Nur-ud Din was the first follower of the Promised Messiah and then Khalifa after he passed away. In this dream Hazrat Mu baraka saw Hazrat Nur-ud Din. He was sitting