Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 152
KHALIFATUL MASIH Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 152 How good would it be if every member of the community were a N u r-ud-D i n ra ; So would it be if every heart were filled with the light of the certainty of faith. Hadrat Maulaw i Sahib’s orders will be as binding upon us, as were the orders of the Holy Hadrat, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi as. " 56 In reply Hadrat Maulaw i Sahib observed: "Look at my past life. I have never coveted leadership. I know myself well, and my Lord knows me even better. I desire nothing of the world. All I desire is that my Master may be pleased with me. For this I pray, and for this have I resided and will continue to reside at Qadian. I have for some time reflected on what shall be our situation after Hadrat Sahib as. That is why I have striven that M i y an Ma h m u d’s education may be pushed forward. There are three likely persons among the close relatives of Hadrat Sahib as. There is M i y an Ma h m u d Ahmad ra , who is both my brother and my son. I have a special relationship with him. Then M i r Nasir Nawab ra , being Hadrat Sahib’s as father-in-law, is entitled to his respect and our respect. The third one is his son-in-law, Nawab Muhammad ‘Al i Kh a n ra. Of the devoted servants of the faith there is Sayyid Muhammad A h san, who possesses outstanding ability. He is a descendant of the Holy Prophet sa. He has performed such meritorious service to the faith as puts a person like me to shame. In his old age he has written several books in support of Hadrat Sahib as and thus rendered a unique service. Then there is Maulaw i Muhammad ‘Al i