Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 308
CLOSING SCENE Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 308 Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra led the funeral service of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra. There was a huge concourse of people, Ahmad i s , non- Ahmad i s , Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, men, women and children were all assembled to pay their last tribute to one whose beneficence had been universal and indiscriminate, whose heart had overflown with love and sympathy for all. Before sunset his sacred remains were committed to the earth on the western side of his beloved master, the Promised Messiah as , for whose sake he had forsaken all. Lord, shower the rain of Thy mercy on his grave; Admit him, of Thy perfect grace, into Thy House of Bounties. Glorious tributes were paid by all sections of the press of the country to this benefactor of humanity. Reference can be made only to one or two. The Zam in d a r wrote: "Among today’s telegraphic news the Muslims, particularly the Ahmad i s , will be grieved to read of the death on March 13, after an illness extending over some weeks, of Maulaw i H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n Sahib ra , who was an erudite divine and a learned scholar. To Allah we belong and to Him shall we return. Maulaw i H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n ra was known among his followers as Khalifatul Masih and was the Successor of the late Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as. His death will be a severe shock for the Ahmad i s which shall affect them for a very long time. Even apart from doctrinal differences the personality and talents of Maul a n a H ak i m