My Mother — Page 41
Devoted Mother 41 But for the separation from my parents, I spent a very happy time in England. For me life in pre-war England was an education in itself. In addition, I travelled extensively on the continent dur- ing my vacations, which served to broaden my intellectual hori- zons. I formed friendships, some of which survived both World Wars and ended with the passing on of the friends. Two of my friends are alive, one in England and the other in Finland and I am in touch with both. I wrote regularly to Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih I, who graciously replied in letters written in his own hand, which were a great boon and were a source of guidance and comfort. He died on Friday, March 13, 1914, and on the following day, Hazrat Sahibzadah Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad was acclaimed Khalifatul-Masih II by an overwhelming majority of the members of the Movement then present in Qadian. There were, however, some notable exceptions. On this occasion also, was vouchsafed guidance through her dreams. In one of her dreams she saw that a flood had arisen, water was rapidly mounting in the streets, and people had ascended to the roofs of their houses. She heard someone say that a rabbit who talked was floating about in the street. She then saw that the rabbit came into the courtyard of the house floating on a wooden board. She was on the first floor and called out to the rabbit, ‘Khawaja, do you talk?’ It answered, ‘I do. ’ She admonished it, ‘Khawaja, take care lest you should drown. It answered back, ‘If I drown, I shall carry down many with me. ’ Some days later she saw a large number of people gathered