Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 143
THE PROMISED MESSIAH PASSES AWAY 143 After everyone present had taken the Bai'at, Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen a led the Funeral Prayer of the Promised Messiah as. At the time of becoming Khalifah, Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra was about 67 years old. The heavy burden of Khilaafat had now fallen on his shoulders. When he was alone, he would say to Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud- Deen Mahmud Ahmad ra, the son of the Promised Messiah as: Miyan, since Hazrat Sahib passed away, I feel empty. The world looks empty. I walk and work among the people but still there seems to be nothing left in the world. In the beginning, he would spend most of his time in a separate room busy in solitary Prayer.