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− Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra (1841-1914 AD) ± ± − ± (Period of Khilafat: May 27, 1908-March 13, 1914 AD) − Hadrat Maulvi Nuruddin was the first successor to the Promised ra ± ± − − − Messiah and Mahdi. He was born in 1841 at Bhera, Punjab, which is now as − a part of Pakistan. His father's name was Ghulam Rasul and his mother's − − name was Nur Bakht. His lineage can be traced back to Hadrat ‘Umar Bin − ± ± Khattab. His family, from the very beginning, had an immense love for the ±± − Holy Qur’an, which Hadrat Maulvi Nuruddin fully inherited. Possessing ra − ± ± − − − vast religious knowledge, Hadrat Maulvi Nuruddin had a very deep ra ± ± − − − understanding of the Holy Qur’an. − At the age of 25, he traveled to the cities of Mecca and Medina. There he studied and performed. He was a learned scholar of Hadith Hajj ± − ± Qur’anic studies, languages and natural medicine. God has given him a − miraculous healing power and his prayers were abundantly accepted. People from remote corners of India visited him for treatment. When the Maharajah of Kashmir heard of his fame, he appointed him as his court − − physician. For the first time, Hadrat Maulvi Nuruddin heard of Hadrat Mirza ra ± ± − − − ± ± − Ghulam Ahmad from a person named Sheikh Ruknuddin of District as − ± Sargodha. Soon after, he went to see Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in as ± ± − − ± Qadian, who had not yet made any proclamation about himself. Hadrat ± ± Maulvi Nuruddin , at very first sight of him, recognized the truth which he ra − − − personified. Later on, as soon as he heard of Hadrat Ahmad's claim, he ± ± ± immediately offered to enter into a covenant with him. Hadrat Maulvi ± ± − Nuruddin was a most favorite companion of the Promised Messiah and ra − − Mahdi , and was the first to enter into on March 23, 1889. as Bai‘at − In 1892, he started the construction of a large clinic in Bhera. In April 1893, the construction of his clinic was near completion. He went to Qadian on a short visit. But when the time came for him to take leave, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi asked him to stay a little longer, which he as − 304