A glimpse into the Life of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III — Page 8
notes for replies, with some letters being answered in his own writing. He then examines reports and issues fresh instructions on multifarious community matters. In addition to this he grants audience to those who come to see him and also leads the prayers in the Mosque. The sheer size of his. daily mail is staggering and having attended to all this personally, in addition to other duties which would exhaust any other human being. Rut the Khalifatul Masih cherishes this devoted labour and c-heerfully bears the burden of leading a very large community. It would be difficult to conceive that he would have any time left over for any other interest. Yet Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad has great enthusiasm for sports. Under his auspices is run the All-Pakistan Nasir Basketball Competition. On numer- ous occasions he has urged members to take interest in cycling, horse-riding, catapult shooting, rowing and swimming. He is such a keen lover of horses that even equestrians have expressed amazement at his knowledge of breeding and other matters connected with horses. Huzur is also a keen amatuer photo- grapher and in this field too he could match his knowledge about cameras and photography with experts. Anyone who loves God, foves nature's creation. Huzur is no exception, or perhaps, in a way, because he is simply ob- sessed with nature, with natural phenomena and with the laws of nature. Delivering a discourse on nature comes naturally to him. He kno· ws details about the bee and its activities which a honey collector would cherish. ln his modest home, there is a duck pond and he is also a keen gardener. Hi s talks and his sermons abound with scientific knowledge and he is the first one to draw attention to God Almighty's immense· bounties. He has instituted the giving of an award on research in nature. He encourages the inhabitants of Rabwah to take early morning strolls. Above all, Huzur is a masterly scholar on the teachings of the Holy Quran. His speeches are acclaimed as rivers of know- ledge overflowing their banks. He could take a simple verse from the Holy Quran and explain it so lucidly that the audience 8