Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 259
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I FINAL ADMONITIONS 259 Subsequently it became a daily and has now been for more than half a century the official organ of the Ahmadiyya Movement. Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra suffered from a bout of high fever on June 25. The next day, though he was still very weak, he gave his daily lesson of the Holy Quran, and at the end of it observed: "When I fall ill I apprehend it might be the end, and I had the same feeling this time. I performed two Rak‘ a s of prayer. In the first raka‘ a , after the F a ti h ah , I recited Surah D u ha (93), and in the second Rak‘ a h I recited Surah Inshir ah (94). Then I occupied myself with Allah’s praise and Istighf a r. Thereafter I made a supplication which I am sure has been granted. I repeat it so that you may all join in it. It is this: There is no god besides Allah, the All- Knowing, the Benevolent. There is no god besides Allah, Lord of the Great Throne. There is no god besides Allah, Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Noble Throne. I beg of Thee the sources of Thy mercy, and the determination of Thy forgiveness, and a generous portion of every good, and security from everyone. Do not leave any of my defaults unforgiven, nor any of my sorrows unrelieved, nor any of my valid needs unfulfilled, O Thou Most Merciful One. Lord, we are sore pressed from every direction, Islam is under severe attack. The Muslims are apathetic, and have little knowledge of the faith, or of the Holy Quran, or of the example of the Holy Prophet sa. The enemy is advancing. Lord, do Thou raise someone who should possess a magnetic personality, should not be slothful, should