Life of The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 44
44 He was told that the Promised Messiah as was busy and that the old man could meet him when he came out. Without any fear or hesi- tation, the old man called in a loud voice, ‘Mirza Ji, come outside. ’ The Promised Messiah as immediately came out, without even putting on his turban, and greeting the man with a smile, inquired, ‘ Sardar Sahib! Are you well and happy? You have come after a long time!’ The man replied, ‘I am content, though old age has weakened me. Mirza Sahib, do you even remember the past discourses of the older Mirza Sahib? Had he been alive today, he would have seen this bus- tle; how his maseetarh son sits like a king, and how influential people come from far and wide to serve him!’ The Promised Messiah as lis- tened with a smile and then replied, ‘Yes, I do remember all of that. It is all Allah’s bounty; it is none of our doing. ’ Then, with great warmth, the Promised Messiah as told the Sikh gentleman to wait until some food was arranged for him. The Sikh gentleman wept as he recounted this conversation and kept saying, ‘ Had Mirza Ghulam Murtaza been alive, what a sight he would have witnessed. ’ 41 Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad ra states: Sethi Ghulam Nabi was a very noble and humble Ahmadi, who