Hakeem Noor-ud-Din

230 Pages·2003·0.49 MB·English

HAKEEM NOOR-UD-DEEN

(Khalifatul Masih I)

——— The Way of the Righteous ——

By:

SYED HASANAT AHMAD

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Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen (Khalifatul Masih I)
–The Way of the Righteous–
by: Syed Hasanat Ahmad

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"For days and nights together, I very humbly
supplicated and prayed to my beloved God:

O Lord, I am all alone, who will be my helper
and associate? Grant me one!

When I raised my hands in moving supplication, the
whole heaven was full of my wailing and my prayers.
Then God, in His infinite mercy, granted my prayers and
conferred upon me His choicest blessings, and He, from
His majesty, gave me a pious, sincere and obedient friend
and his name, like his nooraani qualities, was Noor-ud-
Deen."

[Translation from the Arabic portion of Aa’eena-i-Kamaalaat-i-Islam,
pp. 581-586 by Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas]
"As soon as I got the handbill of Braaheen-i-Ahmadiyya (in
1885) of Hadhrat Mirza Sahib, I immediately left for
Qadian...

"It was after Asr Prayer, I approached Masjid Mubarak. As
soon as I saw his face, I was overjoyed, and felt happy and
grateful to have found the perfect man that I was seeking all
my life...

"At the end of the first meeting, I offered my hand for
Bai‘at. Hadhrat Mirza Sahib said, he was not yet Divinely
commissioned to accept Bai‘at; then I made Mirza Sahib
promise me that I would be the person whose Bai‘at would
be accepted first...."

[Hadhrat Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen in Al-Hakam, April 22, 1908]
CONTENTS

Foreword xiii
Preface xv

CHAPTER ONE

Bhera - Birth Place and Family Account 1
Historical Importance of Bhera 1
Family Account 1
Family Tree 2
Sons 3
Daughters 4
Father 6
List of Brothers and Sisters 8

CHAPTER TWO

Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen 9
Birth 9
Childhood and Primary Education 9
Admission in School 9
Other Activities 10
Outdoor Activities 10
Visit to Lahore 11
Titles 11

CHAPTER THREE

In Quest of Knowledge 13
Sojourn in Lucknow - Encounter with a Scholar 14
Visit to Bhopal 18
Maulana Sahib Seeks Advice 21

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CHAPTER FOUR

Pilgrimage to Mecca 23
Arrival in Mecca 24
Teaching of Hadith 25
Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen’s Opinion About
Shah Abdul Ghani 29
Shah Abdul Ghani and Forty Ahadith 30
Return to Mecca 30
Second Hajj 31
Return Home 31
Return to Bhera 33
First Encounter 33
Conspiracy to Kill Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen 38
Plan to Assassinate Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen 38
First Marriage 39

CHAPTER FIVE

Medical Clinic in Bhera 43
Maulana Sahib Builds a House 44
Second Visit to Bhopal 47
An Extraordinary Incident 47
History of Ibn-i-Khaladun 48
Cure of Paralysis 49
Hakeem Sahib's Vision of Holy Prophetsa 50

CHAPTER SIX

Royal Physician of the State of Jammu 53
Chief Physician 54
Messiah of Hopeless Patients 55
Hakeem Sahib's Service to Religion 57
Efforts to spread the Holy Qur’an and
Its Teaching in the State 59
Hakeem Sahib’s Selection for Writing
Commentary on the Torah 60
Hakeem Sahib’s Perception and Intelligence 61

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Another Vision About the Holy Prophetsa 62
Hakeem Sahib’s Fondness for Arabic
Literature 63
Proposal for Formation of Anjuman
Isha‘at-i-Islam 64
Committing of the Holy Qur’an to Memory 64
Formation of Anjuman Himaayat-i-Islam 65

CHAPTER SEVEN

Introduction to Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam
Ahmad of Qadian 67
Correspondence with Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas 70
Second Visit to Qadian 70
All India Muhammadan Educational Conference 72
Hakeem Sahib Falls Sick 72
Second Marriage 73

CHAPTER EIGHT

Bai‘at of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas and
Stay at Qadian 75
Important Events After Bai‘at 76
First Annual Conference of Jama‘at-i-Ahmadiyya 78
Journey to Lahore 78
Hakeem Sahib's Financial Sacrifices 79
Departure from Service in Jammu State 79
Return to Bhera and Removal from Service 81
Loan of Rs. 195,000 83
Permanent Residence in Qadian 84

CHAPTER NINE

Hakeem Sahib and Qadian 87
Correspondence with Sir Syed Ahmad Khan 88
Debate with Abdullah Aatham 89
Another Offer from the State of Jammu 89

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Principles of Translation of the Holy Qur'an 90
Meeting with Hadhrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid 91
Journey to Malir Kotla 93
Honour of Presiding the Conference of
All Religions 95

CHAPTER TEN

Hakeem Sahib and Public Engagements 97
Clash with an Old Friend 97
Birth of a Son 101
Urdu Translation of the Holy Qur'an 102
Second Paper Al-Badr 102
Journey to Kapurthala 102
Journey to Lahore 103
Journey to Sialkot 103
Appointment as Trustee of Anjuman-i-Kaar
Pardaaz Masaaleh-i-Qabristaan 104
Setting Up of Central Anjuman-i-Ahmadiyya 104
Jalsa of Aarya Samaaj 105
Formation of Majma-ul-Akhwaan 105
Guiding Principles for Understanding of
the Holy Qur'an 106
Fateful Journey to Lahore 108

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Hakeem Sahib's Election As First Caliph 111
First Address as Caliph 113
Burial 115
Testimony 115
Institution of Khilaafat and Its Importance 116
Some Outstanding Features 117
Setting Up of Baitul Maal (Treasury) 118
First Public Library 118
Hindu-Muslim Unity 119
Care of the Needy 119
Houses for the Poor 120

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Daily Routine of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ira 120
Tablighi Activities (Propagation of Islam) 122
Teaching of the Holy Qur'an 122
Promotion of Urdu 123
English Translation of the Holy Qur'an 124
Debates of Rampur and Mansouri 125
Lecture on Islam 125
Allama Iqbal Poses Questions 126
Construction of Important Buildings in Qadian 128
Expansion of Masjid Aqsa 129
Launching of Newspapers 129
Days of Disaster 130
Setting Up of Anjuman-i-Ansarullah 130

CHAPTER TWELVE

Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ira Sends Teams
of Scholars to Spread the Message of Islam 131
Delegation to Examine Educational Institutions 134
Setting Up of First Mission in UK 136
Mischief by Some Members of Anjuman-i-
Ahmadiyya 137
Supremacy of Khilaafat Established 137
Illness of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ira 139
Warm Tributes Paid All Over India 142

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

His Teachers, Students and Books 145
Teachers 145
Students 146
Books of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ira 151
Fasl-ul-Khitaab on Surah Faatihah 152
Fasl-ul-Khitaab on Ahle Kitaab 153
Tasdeeq-i-Braaheen-i-Ahmadiyya 153
Falsehood of the Divinity of Jesus 154
False Theory of Reincarnation 155
Dars-i-Qur'an 155

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Tafseer Surah Al-Jumu‘ah 156
Noor-ud-Deen 156
Radd-i-Naskh-i- Qur'an 157
First Primer of Theology 157
Book on Arabic Syntax 157
Translation of First Chapter of the Holy Qur'an 157
Wafaat Masih Mau‘ood 157
Khutabaat-i-Noor 158
MirqaatulYaqeen 158
Kalaam-i-Amir 158
Mujarrabaat Noor-ud-Deen 158
Bayaadh-i-Noor-ud-Deen 158
Tafseer-i-Ahmadi 159
Spiritual Wealth 159

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ira and His Four Loves 161
The Love for God 162
Some Quotes of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ira 163
The Love for Muhammadsa 166
The Love for the Holy Qur'an 168
The Love for Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas 172

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ira - The Man 179
Total Trust in Allah 179
Affability and Kindness 181
Empathy 181
Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ira's Modesty,
Simplicity and Humbleness 183
Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ira's Intellectualism 184
Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ira's Personal Library 186
Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ira's Stature as Hakeem 187

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

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