Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 309
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I CLOSING SCENE 309 N u r-ud-D i n ra were of such a high order that all Muslims would be grieved by his death. It is said that it takes a century for a man of outstanding genius to appear. Maul a n a H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n ra was, by virtue of the vastness of his erudition and scholarship, a man of such genius. We mourn today the loss of an eminent divine. We have sincere sympathy for our Ahmad i friends who have been sore afflicted by this grievous calamity. We pray that the Most Merciful One may be pleased to receive Maulaw i H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n ra into His mercy and to bestow steadfastness upon his followers and the members of his family. " The Editor of the Curzon Gazette wrote: "We had not only known the late Maulaw i H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n ra personally, we were on very intimate terms with him in Jammu for several years. We met every evening. He was very good-hearted and benevolent. He possessed a keen sense of humour. He was tall, handsome, fair-complexioned, and wore a thick beard. He supervised the state schools and hospitals diligently and honestly. He enjoyed a large salary, the greater part of which he generously devoted to the maintenance and upkeep of deserving students. Throughout his life he provided for hundreds of poor students. Shaikh ‘Abdull a h, a young Kashmiri Brahmin, became a Muslim through his teaching. He supported him and paid for his schooling and education till he became a lawyer and set up in practice at ‘Al i Garh. Shaikh ‘Abdull a h took a keen interest in the education of women and