Bright Lights of the Ahmadiyya Movement — Page 53
53 from his boyhood days, Allah was already answeri ng his prayers. He got to meet Hazrat Nuruddin in Bhera, and received from him a very nice gift of an engraved stand used for pen and ink. In 1888, Hazrat Sadiq's father sent him to Kashmir to study the Holy Quran with Hazrat Maulana Nuruddin. He also learned about the Promised Messiah and was deeply impressed. A year later he had a vision. This is a great spiritual dream from Allah, but it comes while one is awake. It is a great sign that one is a real Muslim on the right path. What was Hazrat Sadiq's vision? He saw a star and it was rising fast in the sky. It was also getting brighter and brighter until it reached the highest place. Soon it became a big bright moon and the moon was traveling in circles. Every time the moon went around in a circle, on its next trip the circle was larger. Finally, the circle was so big it took the whole sky in view. Hazrat Sadiq woke up and was deeply moved. He told the elders about his vision. They replied - these were clear signs about the Promised One who was expected on the earth. Do you know who that was? In January, 1891, Hazrat Sadiq became an Ahmadi Muslim by joining the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. He was only nineteen years old and one of the first of the 313 Companions of the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him). How fortunate he was! He used to go to Qadian to learn from the Promised Messiah, sometimes for a few days at a time, and there was much love and affection between the Master and his Companion. Hazrat Sadiq was referred to as "an able and virtuous servant", and " a true beloved, sincere friend. " During the time of Hazrat Maulvi Nuruddin as our first Khalifa, Hazrat