Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 48
48 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH men of eighteen to twenty came to the Promised Messiah as and respectfully requested him to lead their funeral on the event of their death. We were surprised to hear young men making that request to the Promised Messiah as —who was over seventy and not in good health—to lead the funeral on their deaths, as though they were sure that he would remain alive and they would die in his presence. Consequently, the thought would come to the minds of hundreds of people, ten to fifteen days after his death, that the Promised Messiah as has not yet died. My own condition was such that, three days after the death of the Promised Messiah as , I was on a walk with my friend to D a rul-Anw a r. In those days, there was a preposition under discussion and it was considered very important. On my way back, I began pondering and meditated quietly. Instantly, a subtle point occurred to me, and I exclaimed that I have found the solution and will mention it to the Promised Messiah as on reaching home, and I will tell him that on his demise, the enemies had made a query and I have found the answer, although at that time, three days had passed since his demise. Those who have tasted this love know what they thought in the lifetime of the Promised Messiah as , and what the condition of their heart was on his death. The same was the condition of the Companions ra of the Holy Prophet sa. Their love with the Prophet sa was unprecedented in history. It was very difficult for the Companions ra to believe that the Holy Prophet sa would