The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at — Page 27
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 27 ] service of Islam. Whenever his pocket was empty, he would enjoy his poverty, because he had firm faith that Almighty Allah would provide for his needs. There were occasions when large groups of guests would come when the Promised Messiah as had no money left, and he had to sell his wife’s jewelry to accommodate them. But on every occasion, Allah helped him and his work continued. This is the ‘luxurious’ lifestyle that the government of Pakistan is objecting to in this booklet. [ Hadrat] Munsh i Z afar Ahmad ra narrates: Once after Maghrib Prayer, the Promised Messiah as was waiting for supper on the roof of the Mub a rak Mosque with some guests. I am describing his lifestyle, which according to his oppo- nents is ‘imperial’ and ‘pompous’. At that time, an Ahmad i friend, Mi an Ni za m D i n—a resident of Ludhiana who was very poor and wore clothes that were like rags—was sitting about four to five people away from the Promised Messiah as. Dur- ing this time, a few respectable guests came one after another sitting near H u du r as. Each time, Mi an Ni za m D i n was pushed further away, to the point where he had reached the place where people had taken off their shoes. Meanwhile, the dinner was being served and the Promised Messiah as , who was observing everything, took some bread and curry and asked Mi an Ni za m D i n, ‘Come Mi an Ni za m D i n. Let us eat