Today Hudhur related some traditions of the companions of the Promised Messiah (

on whom be peace). Hudhur said he has tried to bring new traditions to the fore,
so that we may know about those who took their Bai’at on the hand of the Promised
Messiah (on whom be peace). Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IV had also started a seri
es of sermons and addresses on this subject and Hudhur would like to continue wi
th the emphasis on introducing new companions. These traditions expound the sinc
erity and loyalty of the companions as well as the high spiritual station of the
Promised Messiah (on whom be peace).
Hadhrat Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim sahib (may Allah be pleased with him): He had his
first audience with the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) in 1900 when he als
o took his Ba’ait on his hand, although he had done that by post the previous year
. He was introduced to Ahmadiyyat via his close friend and teacher who had given
him books to read. Later, he had a dream in which he saw the Holy Prophet (peac
e and blessings of Allah be on him) and asked him if the claim of ‘Mirza sahib’ was
truthful. He was given an answer in the affirmative, upon which he asked if the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) could say this on oath, and he
replied, ‘I do not need to make an oath, I am the trustee of the heavens and the e
arth’. Hafiz sahib wrote a letter of Bai’at in the morning and went to Qadian a year
later to take his Bai’at in person.
Hadhrat Master Khalilur Rahman sahib (may Allah be pleased with him): He took hi
s Bai’at in 1896 as a fourteen year old. In 1898, he went to Qadian early for the
Jalsa and remained in the company of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). Du
ring a trip of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) to Jhelum, again he remai
ned in his company to serve him and at the Jalsa of 1907, he had his last audien
ce with the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) when he remained in Qadian for a
week and a half.
During his first visit to Qadian, he had the opportunity to offer his Salat in t
he same row, just one or two persons away from the Promised Messiah (on whom be
peace). After the five daily Prayers, the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) wo
uld stay in the mosque for half an hour or so, giving valuable advice. He would
eat the evening meal with everyone after Maghrib Salat and up till the time of I
sha Prayers advised his devotees. Master sahib had the opportunity to massage th
e Promised Messiah’s (on whom be peace) hands and feet. As he was young at the tim
e, he would be in awe of the high spiritual station of the Promised Messiah (on
whom be peace) and did not ever say anything to him, although the Promised Messi
ah (on whom be peace) spoke with compassion and in the manner of a tutor and gua
rdian.
Hadhrat Hafiz Ghulam Rasul Wazirabadi (may Allah be pleased with him): He took h
is Bai’at in 1897. He related that once the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) ga
thered a few friends at his residence and addressing them said that he had estab
lished the High School so that people would seek knowledge from there and then g
o on to propagate the message of truth to mankind, but people learned English la
nguage from there and became involved in worldly matters. He wished to have a sc
hool that would exclusively give religious education. He asked if there was anyo
ne willing to send his child to such a school. Hafiz sahib related that at that
time his son Ubaidullah was about seven years old and he gave his son to the Pro
mised Messiah (on whom be peace) there and then. The Promised Messiah (on whom b
e peace) held young Ubaidullah with his blessed hand and asked a school peon to
admit the boy to the Ahmadiyya school. The very same ‘Ubaidullah’ attained a Maulwi
Fazil degree from this school and was sent to Mauritius as a missionary in the e
ra of Khilafat e Ahmadiyya II. He served there for seven years and then, in the
words of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II (may Allah be pleased with him) was given t
he title of the first shaheed (martyr) of India.
Hafiz sahib related that once he went to see the Promised Messiah (on whom be pe
ace) during his trip to Gurdaspur. He found him resting with his face covered wh
en Hafiz sahib started massaging him. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) to
ok the covers off his face and recognising him, asked after Hafiz sahib. Hafiz s
ahib was delighted and remarked that the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) had
recognised him, upon which the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) said, ‘Hafiz J
i, now, would I not recognise you!’ This was a source of delight for Hafiz sahib a
s he remembered that the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) had said: ‘One who re
cognises me and whom I recognise will be protected from the plague’. Later in the
day, it was mentioned that it was a Friday, and Maulwi Abdul Kareem was not arou
nd and it was wondered who would lead the Prayers. Without any hesitation, the P
romised Messiah (on whom be peace) said as Hafiz sahib was there, he would lead
Prayers. Hafiz sahib was overwhelmed as he felt himself to be completely inadequ
ate and sinful in the presence of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and ho
ped the plan would change as Friday Prayer was a while away. However when the ti
me came, the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) called for him. Hafiz sahib whi
spered to him that he was sinful and did not have the courage to stand ahead of
the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). However, he asked him to step ahead, as
suring him that he would pray for him. Hafiz sahib recited a few verses of Surah
Al Furqan and gave a sermon. He could see that the Promised Messiah (on whom be
peace) was praying for him and he felt his power of speech enhancing. He relate
d that since that day he did not ever hesitate in any discussion. Hafiz sahib re
lated that once, after the passing away of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peac
e) Khawaja Kamal ud din sahib said those who studied at Madrassa Ahmadiyya ‘will b
ecome mullah, what could they do’, and suggested the school should be shut down. H
earing this, Mian Mahmood (Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II, may Allah be pleased wit
h him) demonstrated his supreme resolve, stood up and said, ‘this school was made
by the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and it shall continue and InshaAllah,
it will produce scholars who will propagate the message of truth’. This silenced
Khawaja sahib. Indeed, people who were educated in this school went on to do Tab
ligh around the world.
Hafiz sahib related that once the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) was asked
if he could write commentaries of all the Surahs of the Holy Qur’an. He replied th
at he had written commentaries that he felt were needed at the time and added, w
hat if in the instance of a complete commentary written, in future times further
objections were raised. God would then appoint another person to answer these o
bjections.
Hadhrat Khan Munshi Barkat Ali sahib (may Allah be pleased with him): He was a D
irector General of Indian Medical Service. He took his Bai’at in 1901 and also had
an audience with the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) in the same year. He r
elated that he first heard about the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) from hi
s neighbours and thus a series of questions and answers regarding issues like de
ath of Jesus (on whom be peace) started. Gradually, he developed faith. In those
days the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) was having a debate with someone a
nd had insisted that in this regard an Arabic commentary of the Holy Qur’an should
be written by the contenders. The opposing person had a poster published statin
g 24 points that, God forbid, made the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) a her
etic. The poster had extracts from the books of the Promised Messiah (on whom be
peace). Munshi sahib asked his Ahmadi acquaintances to provide him with the ori
ginal books of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). Upon checking, he found
that while the extracts were correct, most of them were taken out of context and
were misrepresented.
Hudhur said, this is exactly what goes on today. Extracts from the books of the
Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) are taken out of context and are presented i
n fragmented form and are thus used against him. Hudhur said our [MTA] programme
‘Rah e Huda’ as well as the web site that has been launched, is addressing this iss
ue and providing the references. With the grace of God, there are people around
who are searching and Bai’ats are taking place as a result. Hudhur said this has a
lways been a ploy of our detractors and is nothing new. At times, people are ner
vous; when the web site was launched, Asif sahib, who is in-charge said that the
site was inundated and responses could not be given accordingly. Hudhur told hi
m to wait and see, the furore would fizzle out. When our responses were also giv
en out with corresponding thrust, the surge stopped. They are now going onto oth
er sites and saying that [Ahmadis] do not give accurate access, whereas in fact
they are disappointed themselves.
Munshi Barkat Ali sahib related that the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) pen
ned his book, ‘Ijazul Masih’ and challenged his opponent to write a response within
a period of time. The opponent wrote a book in Urdu, not Arabic, and that too wa
s later found out to be plagiarised. This is when Munshi sahib was inclined towa
rds Ahmadiyyat. He read the Holy Qur’an from start till end and studied its Urdu t
ranslation and realised that there were many verses about death of Jesus (on who
m be peace) in it. During the 1901 census, the Promised Messiah (on whom be peac
e) had said that those who had believed in Ahmadiyyat in their hearts should sta
te themselves as Ahmadi in the census. Although Hafiz sahib had not yet taken hi
s Bai’at, he had started making monetary donations (Chanda), he put himself down a
s an Ahmadi in the census. He had a dream in which the Promised Messiah (on whom
be peace) asked him, ‘Barkat Ali, when will you come our way?’ Hafiz sahib took his
Bai’at and the real scenario in which he took his Bai’at amazingly matched what he
had dreamed. Once during Jalsa days, he heard that the Promised Messiah (on whom
be peace) wished that all the Ahmadis walked through the marketplace so that th
e Hindus and non-Muslims could see how many people from afar came to Qadian.
Hudhur said how much should today’s Ahmadis praise God that the progeny of those e
lders are spread all over the world today, each family reaching into hundreds, p
lus the newcomers. The world knows about us, we get newspaper and TV coverage. W
e could never thank God enough for this.
In 1900 when division of Bengal was popularly debated, Hafiz sahib wrote an arti
cle on Human Rights. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) disliked rebellion
and Hafiz sahib wrote the article in light of the Promised Messiah’s teachings and
sent it to him, who graciously sent it for publication in Al Badr. Hudhur said
considering the current world situation, we should be mindful of these teachings
.
Prior to the construction of Minaratul Masih, which faced much opposition from H
indus of Qadian, the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) was told that the local
government officers were coming the following day in this regard. The Promised
Messiah (on whom be peace) advised that they should be suitably welcomed. He add
ed that the construction of the Minar was destined and none could stop it.
Munshi sahib related that from before his Bai’at he used to participate in a ‘fortun
e fund’ with his office colleagues. Later, he asked the Promised Messiah (on whom
be peace) about this who told him it was not warrantable and told him to give an
y money he had obtained from the ‘fortune fund’ towards publication of Islam.
Hadhrat Muhammad Ismaeel sahib (may Allah be pleased with him): He was a born Ah
madi who had his first audience with the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) in
1904. When he was about 20 years old, the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) ca
me to Gurdaspur for a court case. Ismaeel sahib went to have an audience with hi
m along with his father at the place of his residence. It was summer time. He st
arted fanning the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace), who looked at him, smiled
at his father and said, ‘Mian Ismaeel has come and partaken in sawab’ (spiritual me
rit). Ismaeel sahib related that each time he remembers the incident he felt ela
ted.
Hadhrat Muhammad Akbar sahib (may Allah be pleased with him): A mosque lay vacan
t in their neighbourhood which Ahmadis populated. A non-Ahmadi maulwi came to th
e neighbourhood and started inciting people that Ahmadis should be expelled from
 the mosque. He gathered a few boys and started giving them lessons in the mosqu
e and held separate congregational Salat there as well as gave separate sermons.
A retired police officer relative of Muhammad Akbar sahib incited the police to
report that there was risk of rioting between Ahmadis and non-Ahmadis in the ne
ighbourhood and security money should be taken from leaders of both the parties.
Akbar sahib wrote to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) about the enmity o
f his relative and his report to the police and requested for prayers. The Promi
sed Messiah very graciously wrote back and advised not to be nervous, with God’s g
race the outcome would be good. He advised against giving/paying any ‘security’ and
said if this meant the mosque had to be vacated it should be done. A short while
later, his retired police officer relative fell ill and died. And as a result o
f a flood in the river, the part of the city where the mosque stood, was destroy
ed, and the mosque fell. Later, the city was rebuilt and Ahmadis constructed a n
ew mosque.
Hadhrat Nazam ud din sahib (may Allah be pleased with him): He related that in 1
904 the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) visited Sialkot, where he lived, and
advised: ‘In order to incite you, people are abusive about me. But you should nev
er be provoked by this abuse and should not be abusive in return. If you are abu
sive to them in response, they will be abusive about me and this abuse will not
be from them, but will be from you. On the contrary, you should pray for them wh
en they are abusive and be kind and affectionate to them, so that they become cl
oser to you.’ Next, the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) cited the example of t
he Companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and h
ow gracious they were in face of the persecution by the pagans of Makkah.
Munshi Abdullah sahib Ahmadi sahib (may Allah be pleased with him): He took his
Bai’at in 1902 when he was 13 years old. His Bai’at came about after a dream he had.
He was also taught by Maulwi Abdul Kareem Sialkoti sahib. After the Promised Me
ssiah (on whom be peace) had been to Sialkot to make his claim, he asked for a l
ist of those who had persecuted the Ahmadis in Sialkot. A few days after these n
ames were listed, a terrible bout of plague spread in Sialkot, in which God’s decr
ee particularly destroyed those families.
Hadhrat Muhammad Yahya sahib (may Allah be pleased with him): He had his first a
udience with the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) in 1904. His father had tak
en his Bai’at in Ludhiana, and in the past had been a certified maulwi of the Deob
and sect. He had first visited Qadian in 1892 and had stayed in the ‘Gol’ room where
traditionally the guests were accommodated in those early days. The Promised Me
ssiah (on whom be peace) used to take his meals with the guests and went out of
his way to serve them condiments etc. to accompany their meal, fetching them him
self, during the course of the meal. Hardly eating himself and delighting in ser
ving the guest. When Yahya sahib was a young boy, and boarded at Taleem ul Islam
school, he would happily run errands for Hadhrat Amul Momineen, Hadhrat Amman J
an (may Allah be pleased with her).
Hudhur prayed that may God elevate the station of these elders and may He contin
ue to preserve the true essence of Ahmadiyyat in their families. May God draw ou
r attention towards reformation and enhance our faith. Each new day may bring re
newed love of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him), love fo
r Ahmadiyyat, the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) in us and may we be ever d
rawn to practice the teachings of the Holy Qur’an.
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Synopsis: English Urdu Narratives of the companions of the Promised Messiah(as).
Hadhrat Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim sahib(ra): He took his Ba iat in 1900. He was int
roduced to Ahmadiyyat via his close friend and teacher who had given him books t
o read.
Hadhrat Master Khalilur Rahman sahib(ra): He took his Bai’at in 1896 as a fourteen
year old, In 1898, he went to Qadian early for the Jalsa and remained in the co
mpany of the Promised Messiah(as).
Hadhrat Hafiz Ghulam Rasul Wazirabadi(ra): His son ‘Ubaidullah’ in the words of Hadh
rat Khalifatul Masih II(ra) was given the title of the first shaheed (martyr) of
India.
Hadhrat Khan Munshi Barkat Ali sahib(ra): He was a Director General of Indian Me
dical Service. He took his Bai’at in 1901 and also had an audience with the Promis
ed Messiah(as) in the same year.
Hadhrat Muhammad Ismaeel sahib(ra): He was a born Ahmadi who had his first audie
nce with the Promised Messiah(as) in 1904.
Hadhrat Muhammad Akbar sahib(ra): He lived in Jhelum where a vacant mosque was p
opulated by Ahmadis. A non-ahmadi maulvi came to the neighbourhood and started i
nciting people that Ahmadis should be expelled from the mosque. Later on, due to
floods that part of city was destroyed and Ahmadis built a new mosque.
Hadhrat Nazam ud din sahib(ra): He related that in 1904 the Promised Messiah(as)
visited Sialkot, where he lived, and advised: ‘In order to incite you, people are
abusive about me. But you should never be provoked by this abuse and should not
be abusive in return.
Munshi Abdullah sahib Ahmadi sahib(ra): He took his Bai’at in 1902 when he was 13
years old. His Bai’at came about after a dream he had.
Hadhrat Muhammad Yahya sahib(ra): He had his first audience with the Promised Me
ssiah(as) in 1904. His father had taken his Bai’at in Ludhiana, and in the past ha
d been a certified maulwi of the Deoband sect.
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