Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 74
74 HAZRAT RA I felt revulsion to see his face. I did not even greet him. I was wondering why I came. In this state of curiosity, this Mirza (Mirza Imam Din) asked me, 'Where have you come from?' I responded rather tersely, 'From the hillside. ' He then asked, 'Is your name Noor-ud-Deen, and are you from the State of Jammu, and have you come to see Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as?' Thereafter, I felt relieved that he was not 'the Mirza'. I did not care who he was, and I asked him if he could oblige me by directing me to the residence of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as. Thereupon, this man sent a messenger to Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as informing him of my arrival, and he received a reply that Hakeem Sahib could see him after the Asr (afternoon) Prayer. When Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra first saw the Promised Messiah as, he knew that his search was over and he had found that which he was seeking. He was 43 years old at the time.