An Ideal Believer
He developed the love of books from his early childhood and soon had a fairly large private collection. Once he was lent a book Tabaqat al-Anwar spread over 700 pages for only six hours. He read the entire book within the stipulated time period.
On one occasion he sent one of his disciple to Bhopal to make a copy of a book consisting of six volumes. Later the same disciple was sent to Egypt to make a copy of a book consisting of 800 pages. His interest in books was not limited to religion only, he had in fact read all the works of Shakespeare in Arabic.
In 1885 he read an announcement written by Hadhrat Ahmad, the Promised Messiah & Mahdi (AS). This had such a profound effect on him that he felt a strong urge to see Hadhrat Ahmad (AS) in person. At first glance he was convinced of his truthfulness and ready to lay down his life for him. From that day on he became one of his most committed and ardent followers. When the first pledge of allegiance was taken at Ludhiana on March 23rd, 1889, he holds the distinction to be the first one to do so. In 1890 when Hadhrat Ahmad (AS), under Divine inspiration, declared himself to be the Promised Messiah, he accepted his claim without the least hesitation.
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His family
Hadhrat Maulana’s first marriage took place in Bhera when he was thirty years of age. He was married to Fatima Bibi who was the daughter of Mufti Shaikh Mukarram Qureshi. She passed away in 1905.
His second marriage took place in March 1889 at Ludhiana on the urging of the Promised Messiah (AS) to Sughra Begum who was the daughter of a revered sage, Hadhrat Soofi Ahmad Jan (RA). She passed away in August 1955 at Rabwah at the age of eighty-three. From this union, by the grace of God, he was blessed with five sons and a daughter Amatul Hayee. The daughter was later married to the eldest son of Hadhrat Ahmad (AS).
Around 1887 the Promised Messiah (AS) suggested to him to write a book in refutation of Christian criticism of Islam, accordingly he authored a book Fasl al-Khatab. Then in 1890 in response to Pandit Lekh Ram’s book Takzeeb Baraheene Ahmadiya he published a book Tasdeeq Baraheene Ahmadiyya.
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