Life of The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 30
30 Almighty, and the beggar could also have some of it. At this, Allah, the Exalted, bestowed even greater wealth upon him. 30 The point is that one should always be grateful to Allah, the Almighty and serve his creation. Once during Muharram, the Promised Messiah as gathered all his children and told them the painful story of the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain ra, the beloved grandson of Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. He wept while doing so. Such was his love for the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as and his family. Hazrat Maulawi Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen, Khalifatul-Masih I ra, narrates that he often saw the children of the Promised Messiah as with other children, sitting on his bed with the Promised Messiah as pushed to the very edge. In their innocent, childlike way, they would tell him long stories of crows, frogs and sparrows and the Promised Messiah as would listen to them as if they were recounting stories from Masnavi Rumi! The Promised Messiah as arranged for his children learn the Holy Quran at an early age. Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen Mahmood Ahmad ra was taught the Holy Quran by Hazrat Hafiz Ahmadullah ra. Mirza Bashir Ahmad ra, Mirza Sharif Ahmad ra and Nawab Mubarakah