Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 175
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 174 mentioned what had happened to him. The love and devotion for Hadhrat Sahib was so unlimited that a khaadim (volunteer) of Hadhrat Sahib, Mian Jaan Muhammad, died. Hadhrat Sahib took time while offering his funeral prayer. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra has been reported to have said, "Alas, how I wished this could be my funeral!" Once he settled down in Qadian, he never felt the need for anything. He had the occasion of attending a meeting in Jammu after he had left the position of the Royal Physician, and he had a chance meeting with the Rajah. The Rajah offered apologies for the past behaviour and said, "Hakeem Sahib is very welcome to come back to his old position. " Hakeem Sahib unhesitatingly observed, "If you give me the whole of your state, even then I will not leave Qadian. " Once Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra said in a speech: "People often wander about in search of goldmines. For me, Hadhrat Sahib is gold, once I touched him, I became a king. " The devotion and dedication of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra was not merely on a moral and religious level, it was a genuine loyalty and ardour. Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as had himself acknowledged the level of his allegiance: "I have a spiritual brother, who like his own name is full of noor (spiritual light). When I look at the level of his sacrifices by way of the funds that he spends out of his income, sometimes I envy him, alas! I could have rendered such sacrifices with my wealth and money. I always found him to be ever ready to offer his wealth, his time and his energy whenever and wherever needed. " This is an acknowledgment by his master. How Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I ra himself viewed the level of his sacrifices may be judged in his own words ( Fat-hi Islam by Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as , pp. 53-54). Hakeem Sahib is quoted to have said: Whatever I have, it is not mine; it is all yours. If all my wealth and all what I have are spent in the promotion of Islam, I am the luckiest and have achieved the mission of my life. If the subscribers of Braaheen-i-Ahmadiyya hesitate to send in their