Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 31
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 30 Shah Abdul Ghani and Forty Ahadith During his sojourn in Medina, Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud- Deen gained an immense distinction and honour when he became carrier of forty Ahadith of the Holy Prophet sa. A Hadith is narrated by a noble and pious companion who relates it further and with every narration the second person becomes a carrier of the Hadith. In this way, Shah Abdul Ghani was the 27 th carrier who received the narration of the Sayings of the Holy Prophet sa from a reliable authority. These forty Ahadith are mentioned in Arba ‘ een collected and published by Hadhrat Shah Waliullah Sahib Muhaddith Delhavi. Hadhrat Shah Waliullah narrated these Ahadith to Shah Abdul Aziz Delhvi, who related them to Hadhrat Shah Is-haaq. Hadhrat Shah Is-haaq related them to Shah Abdul Ghani, who narrated them to Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen Sahib and, therefore, he became the 28 th carier of Hadith. Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen related them to his under-studies that included Mir Muhammad Is-haaq and Haafiz Raushan Ali Sahib (particulars of these persons can be seen in the fourth volume of Taarikh-i- Ahmadiyyat by Maulana Dost Muhammad Shahid). Return to Mecca After his sojourn in Medina, he returned to Mecca. While travelling from Medina to Mecca in 1868-69, a thought crossed his mind - why not enter Mecca via the route the Holy Prophet sa once adopted to enter Mecca via Kadaa ’. Pilgrims do not take that route. This event is mentioned on page 128 of Hayaat-i-Noor : “ I dismounted the camel and entered Mecca on foot via Kadaa ’. It is a matter of sadness that now a few people take this route to Mecca. ” He stayed a while in Kadaa ’ , and when all the passengers had gone away, he dismounted his camel and followed