Life of Ahmad — Page 44
EARLY LIFE as 44 common mortal. He yearned after spiritual advancement and communion with God. He says in one of his Arabic works: I have a Friend and I am filled with His love. And I have an aversion to all rank and dignity. I see that the world and its votaries are stricken with famine. But that the land of my Love never suffers from want. Men incline towards worldly pleasures while I Incline towards the Face which gives delight and thrill. I am attached to the shining skirt of my Beloved So much so that what was dull and dark has been illumined in me. I have sworn that I will not part from Him. Even though lions should tear my body, or the wolves. The kingdoms of men depart with their death. But the kingdom of my Love is not to part for aye. In the performance of his filial duty Ahmad as had to undertake arduous journeys. Officials held their courts in Dalhousie and Lahore. The latter town is situated at a distance of about 70 miles from Qadian. The former is a hill station at a distance of about 100 miles and is about 8,000 ft. above sea level. In those days means of transport were crude and scanty. Therefore Ahmad as