Life of Ahmad — Page 334
DOMESTIC INCIDENTS as 334 threatened them with ‘Izzat Bibi’s divorce. 67 The effort was that Ahmad Baig’s sister should stop him from marrying Muhammad i Begum to anyone except Ahmad as. But in spite of all his entreaties and threats, he could not avert the disaster. Muhammed i Begum was married to Sultan Muhammad on April 7th, 1892, and with it Ahmad’s as first wife was divorced and his son Fa d l Ahmad was disinherited. Sultan Ahmad, however, was dutiful to his father and remained loyal. It must be noted here that the key to Ahmad’s as heart was God and His love. He had no spite. He was of too mature an age to be a slave to any physical passion. It was really a great sacrifice on his part. To be separted from one’s own wife and child for ever is not easy to bear. But as Ahmad’s as whole being was devoted to God, Who was the be-all and end-all of his entire existence, he did not hesitate to cut himself off from the whole world if He so desired it. Anyhow, Muhammad i Begum’s marriage was the death-knell of her father. The enemies of Ahmad as were indeed jubilant on this occasion, but God intended to show them a sign such as they had ever 67 Apart from all religious and spiritual considerations, Islam permits divorce. England has realised its necessity on various grounds other than adultery. According to Islam a father has also the right to ask his son to divorce his wife. Abdullah bin Umar ra says that he had a wife whom he loved very much, but 'my father hated her. He ordered me to divorce her. I refused and mentioned it to the Holy Prophet sa , who commanded me to divorce her!' ( Tirmidh i and Mishk a t ). Hadrat Abraham as also ordered his son Ism a‘i l as to divorce his wife ( Bukh a r i ).