Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous

by Syed Hasanat Ahmad

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Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 196 delegation was headed by Hadhrat Maulavi Syed Sarwar Shah and included people like Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, Khawaja Kamal-ud-Din, and Maulavi Sadruddin. When the delegation arrived in Lucknow, it had a meeting with Maulana Shibli No ‘ amaani, who made a special reference to Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen, who, at that time, was the head of Ahmadiyya Jama ‘ at. Maulana Shibli No ‘ amaani said, "Maulavi Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen is a giant among scholars and I have a keen desire to meet him and, as a matter of fact, I had decided to leave for Qadian but the visit was put off due to an accident. " ( Al- Badr , October 27, 1910) Shamsul Ulamaa Syed Mir Hasan Shah : Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen and Syed Mir Hasan Shah were good friends. Often when from Jammu Hakeem Sahib travelled back to Bhera, he would break his journey at Sialkot and stay with Syed Mir Hasan Shah, and there would be an extended exchange of views on numerous scholarly subjects and when he would leave, Syed Mir Hasan Shah used to accompany him for a long distance to see him off. Syed Mir Hasan Shah was very much convinced of the greatness of Hakeem Sahib as a physician, and at one time, he sent his son-in-law to Qadian for treatment. Maulana Abul Kalaam Azad : Maulana Abul Kalaam Azad was a great friend of Hakeem Sahib. In the book, The Story of Abul Kalaam Azad (pp. 329-330), Abdur Razzaq Malihabadi says, "Maulana Azad spoke very highly of the scholastic qualities and taste of Hakeem Sahib and had high words for the quality and value of the personal library of Hakeem Sahib. " Dr. Allama Iqbal : He acknowledged greatly the standing and stature of Hakeem Sahib in the field of Fiqah and medicine and quite often Allama Iqbal sought Fatwa (ruling of a recognized scholar on matter of religion) from time to time. At one occasion he had doubts about his marriage, as he intended to divorce his