Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 71
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 70 necessary for the perception of this matter," and he quoted the verse in the Holy Qur'an, "Which none shall touch except those who are purified (56:80). " The discussion went on for a while. In the end, Hakeem Sahib requested that he wished to make Bai ‘ at at his hand. Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad said that he had not yet been Divinely commissioned to accept Bai ‘ at. Then Hakeem Sahib got a promise from Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad that once he was Divinely commissioned he would be the first person whose Bai ‘ at would be accepted by him. Correspondence with Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Hakeem Sahib met Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad for the first time in March 1885, and the second meeting took place in 1886. From the time Hakeem Sahib offered his Bai ‘ at , there had ensued a lengthy correspondence on matters of religion, personal and private between them. Second Visit to Qadian Next year in 1886, Hakeem Sahib went to Qadian again to see Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, and submitted that he would like to do "Mujaahadah" (a concerted prayer in one direction to achieve a noble object), so that he could achieve further heights in the eyes of God. He made this request in view of the fact that the Christian missionaries were very active in converting Muslims to their faith and even educated Muslims were found to be inclining towards the machinations of the Christian missionaries. After listening to what Hakeem Sahib said, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad said, "I tell you an area of Mujaahadah: you should engage yourselve in writing a book, which could counter the logic and attacks of the Christian missionaries against Islam. " Hakeem Sahib had some discussion on different topics, and Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad advised him to avoid making counter allegations, "If you counter a point defying the solution,