Chief of the Prophets

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240 but also said, “But I could say that about Rāmchandar Jī and Karishan Jī. ” ‘Abdul-Qādir said that he wanted to see a Hindu of the current times. Thereupon, the Pundit said, “Can you tell me of such a Muslim who has met the Permeshewar?” ‘Abdul-Qādir immediately mentioned the name of Promised Messiah as and mentioned the revelation: People will come to you in large numbers from all directions in support of his truthfulness. At this point, the Hindus called the Pundit, and he went the other way. This simple conversation that Sheikh ‘Abdul-Qādir had in his initial days as a Muslim with a great Sanātan debator shows how serious ‘Abdul-Qādir was about his beliefs, and how focused he was on his mission. ‘Abdul-Qādir was now a bright student of the Aḥmadiyya School, very well behaved and hard-working. He graduated from Punjab University in 1931 with a Maulawī Fāil Degree and after getting missionary training for some time, started his missionary work in 1934 under the supervision of Maulawī Rajeki for the first few months. Thereafter, he has been continuously in the service of religion until now. For a long time, he served as the missionary for the entire Karachi region. He has also served in Lyallpur, Sheikhupura, Sargodha, and Lahore. These days, he is serving as the missionary for the Lahore region. Sheikh ‘Abdul-Qādir always had a dignified and impressive demeanor. Once he mentioned to me that in the early days after we were first introduced, once on the way to the mosque I told him about a Ḥadīth of the Prophet that if you love someone, you should let him know. He said that according to that Ḥadīth , he