Life of Ahmad — Page 24
AHMAD’S as FOREFATHERS as 24 built in the centre of the town so that, perchance, God would have mercy on him. He fixed as the site for his tomb the spot where it stands in accordance with his wishes. He died of dysentry in June 1876, at the age of 85 when the mosque was nearing completion. Mirza Ghulam Murtaza was married to Char a gh Bibi, the sister of Mirza Jam i ‘at Baig of Aima, a village in Hoshiarpur district. Char a gh Bibi was a generous, hospitable, cheerful and good-hearted lady of exemplary piety. She looked after the poor while they lived and, when they died, provided them with decent burial. Through prosperity and adversity she remained a devoted wife and an excellent companion to Mirza Ghulam Murtaza, who had deep respect for her. He always sought her advice on account of her prudence, sagacity and virtue. She was a most loving mother. She lavished her most tender care upon her children. The worldly members of the family perhaps looked upon the holy- minded Ahmad as as a worthless young man, but his other worldliness appealed most of all to his mother. She died in 1868 and was buried in the family cemetery (known as Shah Abdullah Gh a z i ) in the west of Qadian. The Promised Messiah as had loved her deeply and whenever he spoke of her his eyes used to fill with tears. He used to go to her grave and there pray for her. May she rest in peace for ever and ever!