Fazl-e-Umar — Page 221
Fazle Umar 221 had taken a second wife he made his feelings known. “I did not give him any reply but ever since I came of age I was always of the opinion that the best way to fulfil the wish of the Promised Messiah [as] that Arabic should be the second language of all Muslims was to marry Arab speaking women so that the children may become fully exposed to it. Therefore, I decided that I would take up this offer if possible and kept them informed of my inten- tions. The final decision had been taken (in 1924), however, Amtul Hai’s illness took a turn for the worse and she passed away within a few days. Hence, things were put on hold…However, I saw some dreams during this time from which it seemed that this marriage was ordained by God Almighty but because dreams are open to interpretation, I paid no heed to them. As the Annual Gathering approached I had completely removed the idea from my mind. However, I saw similar visions and so did my mother (Amma Jan), who was staying in Shimla in those days, from which it seemed that God Almighty ordained this union. However, even then I did not pay too much attention to it but during the Annual Gathering and after it a few people who had no knowledge about this affair relayed similar visions. Therefore, I performed Istikhara, sought advice from friends and most of them advised that in light of the promises made as well as the dreams this marriage should also take place. ” H A d H R AT Sy E d A M A R y A M S I dd IQUA S A H I b A ( U M M E M AT E E n ) Hadhrat Syeda Maryam Siddiqua sahiba daughter of Hadhrat Mir Mohammad Ismail sahib married Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] on 30 September 1935. Hadhrat Muhammad Mufti Sadiq sahib performed the Nikah. Their marriage was spread over a period of 30 glorious years. After the mar-