Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 197
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I KHILAFAT 197 was that of a brother and he prayed for them in that capacity. Now he is their spiritual father, and every one can appreciate how a father yearns for his children and is anxious on their account. In a community of four hundred thousand members there are many who are ill, many who are indigent, and many die. Who can appreciate how his compassionate heart reacts to all this? Since God has raised him to his exalted office he has been invested with extraordinary vigilance. He keeps himself informed of the condition and circumstances of every individual in Qadian, and reacts like an affectionate father to the pains and sorrows of every one. I am personally beholden to him for his numerous kindnesses. During an illness of mine he paid me unsolicited visits and looked after me. My wife fell ill when he was in I‘tik a f , and he appointed two or three persons to minister to her and keep him informed of her condition. I am sure everyone feels himself as being a special object of his care and concern, as was the case with the late Imam as. Despite his constant preoccupation with the condition of the community and the safeguarding of Islam, he finds time to examine and prescribe for every patient who comes to him; to write replies to important letters; to give necessary directions to S adr Anjuman Ahmadiyya about its affairs; to meet visitors from outside, to listen to their problems and requests, to give them counsel and advice, and to deliberate over schemes and projects for the propagation of Islam and the Movement and to