Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 106
EMINENT DIVINE Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 106 has no equal, not only in India but also in much farther regions. I had heard great praise of him in my visit to the Pubjab in 1887 also. On this occasion he recited certain verses of the Quran and proceeded to make an exposition of them; I am unable to express in words how deeply I was affected by his discourse. When he finished, I stood up and said: 'I am proud that my eyes have beheld so great a divine and commentator, and the Muslims should be proud that there is among them such a learned personality. ' 33 'I was eager to meet Maulaw i H ak i m N u r- ud-D i n ra , but he did me the honour to come over and meet me. In the course of our conversation I asked him: 'You have sworn allegiance to Hadrat Mirza Sahib as , can you tell me what benefit have you derived from it?' He answered: 'I had tried to get rid of a sin and had not succeeded. After I swore allegiance to Hadrat Mirza Sahib as , not only did I get rid of it, it became repugnant to me. '" 34 "If he had recited to me some of the miracles and prophecies of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as , I may not have attached much importance to them, but I was deeply affected by what he told me. " Later Maulaw i H asan ‘Al i ra visited Qadian, met the Promised Messiah as , spent some time in his company and swore allegiance to him. He proved himself a sincere and devoted member of the Ahmadiyya Movement. A large number of people joined the Movement in response to his exhortations. Passing through Lahore on one occasion in February 1901, Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra was persuaded