Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 203
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 204 financial support provided by him (Hadhrat Hakeem Noor-ud- Deen) has no parallel ” ( Izaala-i- Auhaam ). As on the demise of the Holy Prophet sa , Muslims spontaneously gathered round Hadhrat Abu Bakr ra and elected him the first Caliph, the same spontaneity was visible on the demise of the Promised Messiah as when all Ahmadis without a moment of hesitation proclaimed Hadhrat Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen as the first Caliph, and his election led him to lay a very strong foundation of the Institution of Khilaafat. Drawing a comparison between the two Caliphs, Hadhrat Muhammad Zafrulla Khan writes: “ He (Hadhrat Hakeem Noor- ud-Deen) was born in 1841 and was thus six years younger than the Promised Messiah as. He died six years after the death of the Promised Messiah as and thus at the time of his death his age was the same as was the age of he Promised Messiah as at the time of his death. The same was the case with Hadhrat Abu Bakr ra , the First Successor of the Holy Prophet sa. He also died when he arrived at the same age at which the Holy Prophet sa had died. ” ( Ahmadiyyat: The Renaissance of Islam , p. 215) In close, it is worth quoting a passage from he Commentary of Surah Al-Jumu ‘ ah by Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra. This particular message was in response to why he settled down in Qadian: “ The brief reply is, I found such an unprecedented wealth here, that no thief and no robber can steal it. I found that which people for the last thirteen hundred years have been yearning for. And why I should abandon a place of an unlimited wealth and wander around in this material world. I truly say that if I am given one lakh rupees (one hundred thousand) or even a crore (ten million) daily, even then I will not leave Qadian except in compliance to the wishes of my Imam. ” This was the devotion and love of Hadhrat Hakeem Noor-ud- Deen ra for his master, and his master aptly drew a fine sketch