Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 293
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I CLOSING SCENE 293 those who are distinguished have more and more recourse to supplication and put forth more and more effort. Always remember, unless difficulties are encountered and one has recourse to supplication and effort, there can be no progress. Difficulties stimulate effort, striving and supplication. A person who is in accord with everything can achieve little. " Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra wrote his will with his own hand on March 4. It ran as follows: "In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful. We praise Him and call down His blessings on His noble Messenger. This humble one, in full possession of his senses, affirms: There is no god except Allah; Muhammad sa is the Messenger of Allah. My children are small and I have no money. Allah will safeguard them. They should not be provided for from any fund for orphans or the poor. A benevolent loan may be advanced, to be repaid by such of my sons as are able. My books and my property should be constituted into a trust for the benefit of my children. My successor should be one who is righteous, popular, erudite and of good conduct. He should overlook the shortcomings of and exercise forbearance towards the old and new friends of Hadrat Sahib as. I was a well-wisher of everyone; so should he be. The lessons of the Holy Quran and Hadith should be continued. Wassalam. N u r-ud-D i n. March 4, 1914. " He handed it over to Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Al i and asked him to read it out to those present. He