Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 45
Marriage & Children In 1872, when Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud- Deen ra returned to Bhera from his travels of the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, he was about 30 years old. 18 His parents proposed his marriage to Fatimah Bibi who was the daughter of Shaikh Mukarram Qureshi. Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra married her and God blessed them with five daughters, followed by nine sons. Sadly, two daughters and all nine sons died in infancy. The names of the three daughters who lived to adulthood, from oldest to youngest are: Umaamah, Hafsah, and Amatullah. 19 It was customary for fathers to be referred to as 'father of' their eldest son. Since one of his sons was named Usamah, sometimes Hazrat