Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 163
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 162 Any mention of the Holy Qur'an and the Hadith and it seemed as if one had touched a very sensitive chord in him. All these loves had various claims on him. Going over to his personal and social life one witnesses a kind-hearted man out to shower his piety, affability and benevolence. He was a paragon of virtue and a personification of sympathy and compassion for mankind. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra was a scholar par excellence. Material wealth kept flowing around him in uncertain quantities, but that abundance of wealth never swelled his ego. He never felt proud of anything that he had gained. Humility was the style that fascinated the people around him. Kindness and affability were so visible that when talking it often prompted people to unfold their hearts and they indicated unhesitatingly their needs, for they knew that he was a Godly man and he would never allow anyone to go empty handed. The status that he acquired through his talents could easily place him at a high point of distinction, but the throbbing heart in his body was completely devoid of any conceit or arrogance. He never hankered for any distinction except the distinction that he was a man in love with his Creator. His name Noor-ud-Deen (the spiritual light of religion) reflected nothing but Noor (spiritual light), so eagerly desired by people around him. The Love for God Of all the four loves, the love for God was the most important to him. He believed and, rightly so, that the love for God should completely transform a man in such a way that while waking, sleeping, eating, worshipping or conversing, every action and every word should reflect immeasurable attachment and devotion to Him. His love for his Creator attained the zenith when his belief in the Oneness and the Unity became unshakeable, and it is then and then alone that a man could claim true love for Him. All the writings of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra speak loudly and clearly of the perfect qualities of his Creator. Writing in one place