Life of The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 32
32 because he fully obeyed the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as —who never did such a thing. The Promised Messiah as would also playfully tease young children in a gentle, loving manner. Sometimes, he would silently catch hold of a child’s ankle without talking to him, or if a child was lying down he would tickle his foot. Mirza Bashir Ahmad as says that he experienced this many times. He would show great compassion to everyone. Sometimes the Promised Messiah as would be busy in writing some important arti- cle when rustic women would knock on his door. Demanding his attention to address their needs, they would say, ‘Mirza Ji! Open the door!’ The Promised Messiah as would stop working and get up as if an officer had issued a command. Sometimes they would take an hour of his time, but he never expressed any frustration and listened atten- tively to them. In this regard, Hazrat Maulawi Abdul Karim Sialkoti ra states: A most important article was to be written urgently. I hap- pened to be with the Promised Messiah as by chance. I saw him standing firm and ready like some European on duty. He had five or six boxes open before him and was distributing medicine