Fazl-e-Umar — Page 111
Fazle Umar 111 this greatness beginning to bloom within him as no one else did. Accordingly this venerable head of the Community, who was made in a mould that towered so high in personality as to overawe the most stubborn, and to subdue the bold look of princes and kings, treated this beard-less youth with a solicitous and tender regard, and deep respect, which those who could not see with his eyes naturally could not understand. Many could not stomach it who deemed themselves better qualified to be treated with respect. H A d H R AT M AU L v I nO ORU dd I n ’ S [ra] L O v E F OR H A d H R AT S A H I b Z A d A S A H I b Hadhrat Maulvi Nooruddin [ra] , a faithful, obedient and loyal devotee of the Promised Messiah [as] had a very special regard for Hadhrat Mirza Mahmud Ahmad, the eldest son of the Promised Messiah [as]. He had a special insight about him due to the prophecies granted by God to the Promised Messiah [as]. He had realised that this is the son who is being raised for a very special status and rank in the future. This was the reason that we find a number of such events in the life of Hadhrat Mirza Mahmud Ahmad while Hadhrat Maulvi Hakeem Nooruddin [ra] lived whether they were prior to his becoming Khalifatul Masih or after. A deeply devoted follower of the Promised Messiah [as] , Hadhrat Mufti Moham- mad Sadiq [ra] relates that once they were travelling in a train. The train stopped at a station and Sahibzada Mirza Mahmud Ahmad got off and had a little walk. (The Promised Messiah [as] was not a member of the party). When he came back into the compartment, before someone else vacated a seat for him, it was Hadhrat Maulana Nooruddin [ra] who vacated his own seat for Sahibzada Sahib and sat down on the floor. One can imagine the true regard and respect he had for Sahibzada Mirza Mahmud Ahmad.