Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 271
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I PERSONAL REMINISCENCES 271 "Should it be the same person, I would be guilty of default in the estimation of Allah, if I held back after the clear guidance that He has vouchsafed to me. " "This is a vital matter and I would not wish that we should be divided over it. As you know, I am studying it. We shall discuss it together and I hope we may arrive at the same decision. " "You are a learned person, and I have no book learning. But I feel that God, of His grace, has chosen His own way to guide me. If I find that His guidance points in this direction, I must proceed accordingly. If it should be otherwise I shall be glad to discuss the matter with you and we can decide together. " "A brief delay would do no harm. I would dread the prospect of our finding ourselves on opposite sides on so vital a question. " "I have told you how I feel. " I accompanied my mother when she set out on the quest to which she attached the highest importance and to which she was urged on by her soul. Arriving at the house in which the Promised Messiah as and the members of his family had been put up, she presented herself to Hadrat Ummul Mu’min i n and begged her to arrange that she might have a glimpse of her august husband. The request was conveyed to him, and he sent back word that he would be passing through shortly and would stop for a few minutes on his way to the adjacent mosque for participation in the S al a t. Presently he arrived and sat down next to Hadrat Ummul Mu’min i n, a few feet from where my mother and I were seated. The moment she