Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 70
Introduction to Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian 69 asked, "Is your name Noor-ud-Deen, and are you from Jammu State and have you come to see Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad?" Thereafter, I felt relieved that he was not "the Mirza. " I did not care who he was, and I asked him if he could oblige me by directing where the residence of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was. Thereupon, this man sent a messenger to Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad advising him about my arrival, and he received a reply that Hakeem Sahib could see him after the Asr Prayer (afternoon prayer). According to History of Ahmadiyyat (vol. IV, p. 109), this meeting took place in early March 1885. Hadhrat Muhammad Zafrulla Khan in his book, Hadhrat Maulavi Noor-ud-Deen — Khalifatul Masih I (p. 53), gives the following account of this meeting: As soon as he beheld him his heart testified that this was the Mirza and I would lay down my life for him. It was the end of the search. He had found that which he was seeking. He was then forty-three years old. Maulavi Sher Ali ra has stated that Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as had written somewhere that he had prayed to God, "O God, grant me a similar helper as Thou granted one to Moses in the person of Haroon. " When Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad saw Hakeem Sahib, he was sure that God had heard his prayer. In short, both these distinguished personalities recognized the person they were waiting for. Later, both were engaged in detailed discussion. During the morning walk, Hakeem Sahib mentioned his vision wherein he had asked the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa the secret of how Abu Huraira had learnt so many Ahadith and, then, he mentioned how the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa came near to his ear and whispered into his ear, and at that time he was awakened and he still had the thirst for knowing that secret. Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad thoughtfully observed, "These are things of God and His messenger, and a true understanding of these matters, was only achieved once the person yearning for it had reached a level of purity and piety