Fazl-e-Umar — Page 70
Fazle Umar 70 love that Huzur possessed for the Promised Messiah [as]. But the unambiguous sense of responsibility, thoughtfulness and mental aptitude allowed him to place different values at their appropriate times. These three qualities ensured that he never went to extremes because his decisions were not based on mere emotional sentiments. It was absolutely the correct decision to accept the sacrifice of his own sentiments but not to pay the price of putting even the slightest burden on his mother. H I S I n F OR M A L I T y, H UM I L I T y & L O v E F OR C H I L d R E n There are two further incidents in connection with horse riding that are interest- ing in their own right. Allah Rakhi, was a well known old midwife, the widow of Fazl Deen Qasaab. His family were not Ahmadis but he did render service to the Promised Messiah [as]. Allah Rakhi presents this incident from her childhood: “When Huzur returned home on his mare after a ride, despite the fact that we were not Ahmadis we stood together holding hands and requested Huzur to give us a hair or two from the mare’s tail. Huzur smiled and asked what we were going to do with it. We replied that we would catch hornets, make aeroplanes and fly them. Huzur teased that the mare would find this painful, it would weep and wail and blood would be shed. He would say come let me catch the hornets for you. Once Huzur dismounted from the mare and tied it to a tree in front of our house. He slowly removed one or two hornets from their hive and handed them to us. This incident was repeated many times. ” It is apparent from this incident that from a very young age Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] was informal, unceremonious, humble and cheerful with a natural love for children. This is evident from the way he spoke to the little girls who from a family perspective held the position of servants and maids. In a bid to please them he dismounts from his ride and ties it to a tree. Above and beyond this he goes to the point