Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 117
Life in Qadian Qadian was a small town of a few hundred people, eleven miles from the nearest railway station and telegraph office, with which it was connected by means of a sandy track, pitted with potholes. The only means of communication with the outside world was through a sub-post office. There was a total lack of urban amenities and facilities. Even the supply of drinking water was unreliable. For some time, Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud- Deen a stayed at the house of the Promised Messiah as. Later, he made his own simple sun-baked brick house and set up a small clinic. He was happy that the cherished dream of his soul was coming true. His only purpose was to win the pleasure of Allah, through