Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 296
CLOSING SCENE Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 296 During the last days of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ’s ra illness, P i r Iftikh a r Ahmad ra , submitted to him that the Su f i s had held that the life of a Su f i was a blessing both for himself and for others and urged him to supplicate for his own restoration to health; to which he replied: I hear constantly: "Nay, but you love that which is transitory; and you neglect that which is lasting (75:21). " This was reminiscent of the reply that Ab u Bakr ra gave to a similar suggestion when he was in the same situation. He said: "I have supplicated and have received the response: I know best. I shall do as I will. " During the forenoon of Friday, March 13, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra sent for his eldest son, M i y an ‘Abdul H a’ i , and said to him: "I have always believed in: There is no god save Allah, and I die in that belief. I honour all the companions of the Holy Prophet sa. After the Holy Quran, I consider Bukh a r i ’s compilation of Hadith most acceptable to God. I believe in Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as as the Promised Messiah as and as a chosen one of God. I loved him so much that I held his children dearer than you. I commit you to God Almighty, and am sure that He will not let you perish. I admonish you to read the Book of God, teach it and act in conformity with it. I have beheld a great many things, but have not beheld anything like the Quran. Without a doubt it is God’s own Book. For the rest I commit you to God. " The time for the Friday noon service approached, and, except for two or three attendants, everyone left for Masjid Aqsa to join the service. Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra made Tayammum (symbolic