Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 70
70 HAZRAT RA spiritual champion who could defend Islam from these attacks. This need was unfulfilled by all the scholars and religious personalities that Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra had met. So, he kept praying fervently for Allah to bring that one person into his life whom he desperately desired. In 1884, something happened which changed the course of his life. One day, in Jammu, an atheist came to Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra. He was aggressive and outspoken and said, 'In the old days, people were not well informed and were less educated. It is no wonder, therefore, that the Prophets of old times fully capitalized on this human weakness and made the people believe that God spoke to them. Today, nobody can make such a claim, because people are better educated and have seen the game. It is not possible that these days anybody could come forward and stake a claim that he is the person to whom God speaks. The atheist stormed off, believing that Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra was left totally