Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 40
Pilgrimage to Mecca 39 Plan to Assassinate Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen Another plan was drawn up later. This time the plan was to lure Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen to the main mosque of Bhera, and a fatwa be issued against him and then he be assassinated. The Bhera's Tehsildaar (civic official) also participated in this plan. Even in this contrived plot, through sheer Divine grace, Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen escaped unhurt. When attempts to murder or assassinate him failed, all local religious scholars joined hands to banish him from Bhera town. The enemies of Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen had become so mad at him that without noticing whether he was present among them or not, they would continue to pour anger at him. However, if they realized that Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen was among them, there would be pin-drop silence. The reason was simple: despite towering opposition, they had a great deal of respect for his vast knowledge and dominant personality. Hadhrat Muhammad Zafrulla Khan in his book Hadhrat Maulavi Noor-ud-Deen - Khalifatul Masih I (p. 31), writes about him: He was repeatedly drawn into futile discussions of theological abstraction and his sensible liberal views gave mortal offence. He was warned that unless he descended to the common, popular level in these matters, life would be made difficult for him. He was often manoeuvred into situations of extreme peril from which he managed to extricate himself by the exercise of his God-given acumen, tact, courage and presence of mind. First Marriage When Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen had returned to Bhera, after completing his education in religion and medicine, he was involved in discussions and debate with local scholars. His parents decided to marry him and selected the daughter of Sheikh Mukarram Sahib Qureshi. When the Nikah was being performed ( Nikah is the formal marriage-bond under Islamic Shariah), the