Scattered Pearls — Page 45
44 "From what date and time have you known Mirza Sahib (Founder of the. Movement), and what were the arguments in his favour which impressed you most?". To this question Munshee Sahib made a very simple reply: "I have known Hazrat Sahib from a time earlier than the day he put forth his claim. Another face so pure, and lit up with such spiritual light, I have never seen in my life. That light, and his magnetic personality were for me the greatest argument in his favour. What we constantly hungered for was just an opportunity to have a look of that illumined face. ". The. As Munshee Sahib said this, he was so overcome by memories of that sweet face, that he was completely overwhelmed, and wept profusely, with a great restlessness of the mind, as a child weeping for its mother. effect this scene produced on Mr. Walter was that his face went white with stress of emotion, and he remained looking intently at Munshee Sahib who was experiencing a great difficulty in pulling himself together. . . Mr. Walter was so deeply impressed by this simple and brief episode that when he wrote his book, he wrote in it : "Those older Ahmadies whom I have questioned as to their reasons for joining the movement have, most of them, laid greater stress on the personal impression made upon them by the Mirza Sahib's forceful and winning personality. . . . . . . . . . . . The Mirza Sahib was honest but self-deceived. So far as I am able to judge, his writings everywhere have the ring of sincerity. " (The Ahmadiyya Movement by. H. A. Walter, M. A. page 19 & 21).