The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 160
T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R T WO T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R T WO 160 [№] [Name] 10 Sheikh Abdur- r a hi m, 1 ٭ 11 Sheikh Abdul-Aziz 12 Ha ji Viryam of Khushab, 13 Sanaullah of Khushab, 14 Maulawi Khuda Bakhsh of Jalandhar, 1. ٭ Sheikh Abdur- r a hi m is a righteous and pious young man. e ven I envy his faith and submission. He suffered severe trials when he con- verted to Islam but he showed great steadfastness and perseverance in the face of these trials and tribulations. He resigned from his civil posi- tion and took the Bai’at at the hand of the Imam of the Age in Qadian, and accepted Islam merely for the sake of God’s pleasure. He has the utmost love for the Holy Qur’an and learned it with translation and commentary from Maulaw i Abdul-Karim in a matter of months. Sheikh Abdullah is a pious young man. Signs of wisdom and piety are visible on his countenance. When he showed an inclination towards Islam he faced severe trials. One of them was that he had to debate l ekh r am, the Arya, on multiple occasions and at last he vanquished l ekh r am. As he was an Arya, he gave up that flawed teaching and enthusi- astically accepted Islam and took the oath of Bai‘at at the hand of the Imam of the Age. He used to tell me that his interest in Islam piqued after reading the Iz a la-e-Auh a m, and when the prophecy of Atham (about him either accepting the truth or dying) was fulfilled by Atham accepting the truth and escaping death, he accepted Islam with a true heart and he was able to recognize the Imam of the Age. Al h amdulill a h [All praise belongs to Allah]. —(Sirajul- H aqq) Note: Sheikh Abdul Aziz, also, accepted Islam at Qadian a short while ago. He is a pious and righteous man. Attaining righteousness at this young age is merely due to Divine grace. Many others accepted Islam besides him. Four c hristians accepted Islam and are in l ahore now. —(Sirajul- H aqq)