March/April 2008 - Ahmadiyya Gazette Canada

100.00 per month, but was unable
to donate even Rs 10.00 in charity.
As a missionary he was getting
only Rs. 15.00 per month, but often
donated Rs. 500.00 at a time in
charity. Its only reason was that
God was helping him from his own
treasury.
Anjuman Himayate Islam
Hyderabad resolved to send
Hasan Ali to England as a Muslim
missionary, which could not be
materialized due to some politics.
Great was this honour for him, but
the real and an honour greater than
this was bestowed upon him by
the Promised Messiah. Discussing
about the preaching of Islam in
the English speaking countries
he said that persons proficient in
English be sent to these countries
as missionaries e.g. Maulvi Hasan
Ali, whom he loved for the sake
of God. He is well behaved and
has the courage and ability to give
publicity to Islam (Noorul Haq V.2,
p.62). 3
In spite of all the successes he
achieved and the honours bestowed
upon him, he never thought himself
to be a learned person. Whenever
he compared his abilities with the
high standard lectures he delivered
on different occasions, he always
thought it to be a miracle and a
proof of the existence of Almighty
God. Even his friends used to
get astonished after listening his
lectures.
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Being preceptor of more than
2,000 Muslims in Dacca, he was
always in search of a preceptor for
himself. Several times he requested
Qazi Syed Husain to suggest him
a person, whom he could offer
allegiance. Being aware of Hasan’s
own high station, Qazi Sahib was
reluctant. However, after his
repeated requests, he suggested
him the name of Syed Shah Husain
Qamri Abul Ali, to whom he offered
his allegiance, on the condition
that if he finds a perfect Sheikh,
he should be allowed to obtain
bounty (Faiz) from him. Syed Sahib
cheerfully agreed.
In 1893, Hasan Ali had the occasion
to attend the Annual Conference
of Anjuman Himayte Islam, in
Lahore, in which Maulvi Hakeem
Nooruddeen, whose knowledge of
the Holy Qur’an was superb, gave
an exposition of Al-Noor, 24:36.
Hasan Ali was unable to express in
words how deeply he was affected
by this discourse. In a meeting with
Hakeem Nooruddeen, he asked him
about the benefits he derived after
offering his allegiance to Hazrat
Ahmad. He answered that he tried
his best to get rid of a sin but could
not. After offering allegiance, he
not only got rid of the sin, it became
repugnant to him.. He adds that if
Hakeem Nooruddeen had recited
some of the miracles and prophecies
of Hazrat Ahmad, he might not
have attached much importance to
them, but he was deeply affected
by what he told him. The reason
of him being so deeply affected by
this answer was that this quality of
Hazrat Ahmad a.s. was perfectly
identical with one of the qualities
of the Holy Prophet Muhammad
s.a.w. (purifies), mentioned in Al-
Jumu’ah, 62:3.
It was almost the end of 1893 that
Hasan Ali met Seth Abdurrahman
Haji Allah Rakha of Madras in
Bombay (now Mumbai). Seth
Sahib wanted to offer allegiance to
the Promised Messiah, and having
great reliance in Hasan Ali, wished
to have his advice before taking any
decision. He answered him that by
the grace of God he could know
the inner condition of a person just
by seeing his face. As agreed both
proceeded for Qadian, reached
there on 2 January 1894, and met
the Promised Messiah the same day.
Hazrat’s hospitality was the same
as it was in 1887. After the very first
meeting, Seth Sahib instantaneously
turned into Ahmad’s lover. Hasan
Ali was confounded. Except for
the physical features he was not
the same person as he was in 1887.
Allah, Allah, he was an embodiment
of Noor. It seemed as if God Himself
had cloaked him from head to toe
in His love. During his few days
stay at Qadian, Hasan Ali got the
opportunity to meet Huzur twice
a day, and also had a glance of
Aaina Kamalate Islam, Fatah Islam,
Tauzeehe Maram, Ezalae Auham,
Shahadatul Qur’an and Barkat-al-
Hadhrat Maulvi Hasan Ali ra