Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 112
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 112 differences of opinion. " It was, therefore, necessary that people gather and take a fresh Bai ‘ at at the hand of Hakeem Sahib. After consulting Maulavi Muhammad Ali, Khawaja Kamal- ud-Din took other members of the Anjuman including Sheikh Rahmatullah, Dr Syed Muhammad Hussain Shah, Dr Mirza Yaqoob Beig and also Maulavi Muhammad Ali to the house of Nawab Muhammad Ali, and there they sent for Sheikh Yaqoob Ali, also known as Yaqoub Ali Irfani - the Editor of Al-Hakam. Maulavi Muhammad Ahsan Amrohi and Sahibzada Hadhrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad (eldest son of Hadhrat Sahib), and everyone agreed that there could not be a better choice than Maulavi Noor-ud-Deen. The father-in-law of Hadhrat Sahib, Mir Nasir Nawab, also endorsed this. Once these consultations were over, Khawaja Kamal-ud-Din went to Hakeem Sahib and conveyed the decision of the Jama ‘ at. Maulana Sahib hesitated a little and then said, "Let me pray and after the prayer, I will respond. " Thereafter, Hadhrat Maulana Sahib did the ablution and offered two rak ‘ aat , and then he prayed to invoke Divine guidance. Later he said, "Let us move to the place where the body of our master is lying, and where our other brethren were waiting. " Then he arrived at the garden where the Janaza (the body ready for burial) was lying. At the gathering of the Ahmadis, Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq ra , editor of the Al-Badr , held a petition in his hand which he read (Quotes from the Issue of June 8, 1908): In the name of Allah, Most Gracious and Ever Merciful. We, the Ahmadis, whose signatures are appended below, have unanimously agreed upon that the first of Muhaajireen, Hadhrat Hakeem Haaji Maulavi Noor-ud-Deen, who is the most pious among us and enjoys the highest status and was a close friend of our dear Imam and whose personality is clearly reflected in the following couplet: "What a thing of happiness it may be if everyone of the Ummat becomes a Noor-ud-Deen (light of