Khalifatul-Masih IV — Page 5
5 BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD Tahir Ahmad rta became very well known in this sport. Early in his life, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rta displayed his curiosity, sense of adventure, and caring for others. Once, he watched a well being dug in Qadian. During the day, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rta , who was then only a little boy, saw how the workers would grab onto the rope with their hands and push- ing their feet against the wall of the well, climb down into the well, and in the same way climb out. In the evening, when all the workers had left, he decided that he would also go down into the well. So, he grabbed the rope, got into the well and started looking for the walls, but his feet were too short and could not reach the wall. As result, he slid down the rope into the well, burning his hands on the rope. This gave him severe burns and scratches. He was scared that when he went home his Ammi Jaan, as he called his mother, would see his wounded A picture of Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rta in his youth