Fazl-e-Umar — Page 53
Fazle Umar 53 through which we can observe the true picture of Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] at that time. “Firstly, one can see how completely Huzur obeyed the instructions of the Prom- ised Messiah [as] from an early age. Secondly, we see the care he took to obey the instruction. In my opinion it was not the instruction of the Promised Messiah [as] that Huzur rejected even the water offered to him at someone’s house. However, Huzur was so obedient that apart from his own house, he would not take water from the pitcher or goblet of any other house in Qadian. This is the level of care, which in other words is called righteousness (the fear and love of Allah). Hence, just this example of conformity is proof that Huzur [ra] was treading along the subtle paths of obedience and righteousness. And this was the seed that kept growing with age and became more and more prominent until it reached the final stage of perfection. This incident with the water happened on numerous occasions and each time Huzur was steadfast in showing obedience. It is possible that some may think Huzur abstained due to shyness but this was not the case. Huzur was very informal in our house to the point where, to this day, we recall his cheerful and polite conversation with great fondness. “There is another incident from the student days of Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib that reflects his moral condition. One day it was raining, though not heavily, when I arrived at Huzur’s house at the agreed time. I knocked on the door with the steps leading to it. Huzur [ra] opened the door. I entered the house and sat myself down in a chair on the veranda. Huzur went into another room. I assumed he would come out onto the veranda with his books. But when he did not come out of the room I peered into it and what do I see? Huzur is prostrate in prayer. I thought that Huzur might have assumed I would not turn up because of the rain and now that I came Huzur felt the need and was offering