My Mother — Page 158
158 I should lead her funeral service and assist at her burial. Else one must submit to God’s will. Her husband, Chaudhri Nasrullah Khan, was a most sincere and highly esteemed Ahmadi. He was the first per- son who responded to my call and dedicated himself to the service of the Faith. He moved to Qadian and began to assist me. On that account his wife deserved well of me, and through me of the Community. Then Chaudhri Zafrulla Khan, who since his early years has exhibited the qualities of sensibility and good fortune, has from the beginning of my Khilafat professed love for and devotion towards me. The deceased was his mother. On that account also she had a claim on me. Despite the fact that the relationship of most women with the Movement is vicarious—that is to say, through father, son, or brother—she was one of those exceptional women who have a direct rela tionship of their own. She joined the Movement before her hus- band did, and on the occasion of the split swore allegiance to the Khalifah before he did. She always gave proof of her intense devotion to and jealousy for the Faith. She was foremost in the payment of her dues and in her care of the needy and poor. On account of her frequent recourse to prayer God Almighty honoured her with a succession of true dreams. She was led to join the Movement through her dreams, and it was in consequence of her dreams that she swore allegiance to the Khilafat. I cannot forget the following incident which can serve as an example for many men. At the height of the Ahrar agitation against the Movement an Ahrari agent assaulted