Fazl-e-Umar — Page 254
Fazle Umar 254 of the country Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II [ra] saw in a dream that he was at some place at a distance from Qadian and was worried by a recollection that Qadian had been invaded. In his dream Sheikh Muhammad Naseeb, an Ahmadi resident of Qadian, came to him and the Khalifatul Masih inquired from him what was the situation in Qadian. The reply was that the enemy had occupied the greater part of Qadian but had been checked just outside the central quarter of the town which contained the house of the Promised Messiah [as] , the two principal mosques, the offices of the Central Association and the Heavenly Graveyard. On receiving this reply the Khalifatul Masih II observed: “If the central quarter is secure, all is secure. ” It so happened that after all the upset and the taking over of the greater part of Qadian by the non-Muslims, with the active assistance of the Indian army and police, the incursion was checked right at the border of the central quarter. These revelations, dreams and visions were fulfilled during the tribulations that followed in the wake of partition. 118 After the partition of British India the Community was forced to leave its head- quarters. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II [ra] made the decision to leave India and migrate to Pakistan. Under his leadership the majority of the Community migrated. Only a handful of members (313 in number) remained behind who became known as the Dervesh of Qadian, Derveshaane Qadian. 119 Once in Pakistan, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II [ra] set about the task of estab- lishing a new headquarters. In order to keep the Community united and its adminis- tration functioning he assigned various individuals the task of finding an appropriate location for this purpose. In accordance with the Khalifa’s directives Ch. Aziz Ahmad Bajwa inspected various locations. When he crossed the river Chenab in Chiniot, he discovered the location which is now known as Rabwah. After exploring the area fur- ther he believed that this isolated place would be suitable for the headquarters of the Community. The piece of land he found was so barren and dry that it was incapable