Fulfilment of a Grand Prophecy - Hazrat Ahmad’s Challenge to John Alexander Dowie — Page 32
34. Fulfillment of a Grand Prophecy. PROMISED MESSIAHAS'S TREATMENT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN (Excerpts from the speech of M. M. Ahmad, the grandson of Hazrat. Ahmadas Published in Ahmadiyya Gazette March 1998). First of all, briefly, I would wish to recount his treatment of his wife and children as this subject is of special importance, particularly in the unhappy environment which prevails these days. As you know the Holy Propheta, stressed the importance of family life by his injunction the best among you is one who treats his spouse well. . As in all other things, the Promised Messiahas tried to strictly and joyfully follow this injunction of the Holy Prophets. He himself states that just once he spoke to his wife in a raised tone or voice -- there was no anger, no disrespect but only with a high pitched hurt tone in his voice but even at this minor deviation with no trace of harshness he soon regretted it and felt most unhappy, sought forgiveness of. Allah for a long time, offered Navafil in anguish and prayers and also gave alms (Sadqa). He did all this for something which ordinarily in a family goes unnoticed. . Again when his son Mahmood, later Hazrat. Musleh Mau'ood, was 4 years old, while playing with matches, he set on fire the Promised Messiah³ss important documents. All people around were shocked and worried but Huzoor did not reprimand the child, but smiling, the Promised Messiah's stated that this may have happened under Allah's design as. Allah intends to guide him to write a better article. . Promised Messiahas's treatment of his guests. The loving kindness and personal care and attention with which the Promised Messiah as treated his guests is evident from another well known incident when two non-Ahmadi gentlemen from. Assam came to Qadian to meet Huzoor. A caretaker at the guest house failed to attend to them on arrival and in disgust they left the guest house and started their journey back to Batala on the same horse drawn carriage on which they had come to Qadian. As soon as the Promised Messiah as learnt about this unfortunate incident he hurriedly, dragging his shoes as he tried to wear them, went after them. He walked nearly two and a half miles at a rapid pace before he was able to overtake them. The Promised Messiah's apologized to them for the inconvenience and persuaded them to turn back saying that they sit in the carriage while he would walk by their side. Of course they did not accept this arrangement but did return to Qadian where on arrival the Promised. Messiahas moved forward to unload the baggage himself. However, Huzoor's followers jumped forward and unloaded the baggage. The Promised Messiahas stayed with the guests, talked to them affectionately, ordered food for them and did not leave them until the food had ben served. This incident throws a flood of light on the Promised Messiah's humility, kindness, care and respect for guests. . Promised Messiah's treatment of his enemies. The Promised Messiahas, like every other prophet, was subjected to great ridicule and persecution. Every filthy abuse was hurled against him from every platform. All the principal religions in the country-the Muslims, the Christians and the. Hindus waged a relentless campaign of vilification, distortion and falsification against him. . The response of the Promised Messiah as to this cruel and relentless campaign of bitter enmity is embodied in his writing. Thus in his book (Arbaeen) he states: "I want to make it clear to all Muslims, all. Christians and the Hindu community that throughout the world I do not regard or treat any single person as my enemy, I have such deep love and abiding affection for all mankind as a kind mother has for her children-Nay even more, I am only against those false beliefs which hide and destroy truth. I take it as my foremost duty to show sympathy and compassion to entire mankind. I am utterly opposed only to all falsehoods, shirk (association of any with Almighty. Allah), oppression, bad manners and bad conduct. ” "