Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 14
14 HAZRAT RA Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra studied at a school specializing in religious education. There, he developed a deep passion for Prayer. Once, at Salat time, his teacher sent the students to offer Prayer in the mosque. There was a boy among them who, after performing ablution, said, 'Friends, what Prayers? Who offers Prayers?' After saying this, he rubbed his forehead against the mud wall so that a mark of dirt could be seen on his forehead, which made it look like he had offered his Prayer. He showed the other boys a way to lie and skip the Prayer. However, this did not have any influence on Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra. On the contrary, his interest in offering Prayers increased. Along with the obligatory Prayers, his passion for voluntary Prayers also kept growing in his heart. His punctuality was a direct outcome of this. As for that boy, he grew up to become a notorious thief! Of all the thieves and wicked people in the city, he was the worst. Once, he tried to scale the wall of a fort and was eventually imprisoned. During his childhood, Hazrat Maulawi Noor-