In his Friday Sermon of March 16, 2012 Khalifatullah
Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Azim Sahib (atba) of Mauritius spoke about the Promised Massih Hadhrat
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as). The speech graphically portrayed a picture of Hadhrat
Ahmad as a young man and also that of Qadian, birthplace of the Promised Massih
(as). The growing up years of the man
who would eventually be raised with a Divine Mission, as emerging from this
Biographical note, makes one really appreciate the Divine Plan behind it all.
Read the Extracts from the
Speech:
"When Massih Ma’ud (upon him be
peace) was born in India
there was no schools or colleges. Education in Muslim households consisted of
learning the Holy Quran and, at the best, learning to read Urdu and Persian.
The first tutor of Hazrat Massih
Ma’ud (upon him be peace) was engaged when he was about six or seven, around 1841. He taught Massih Ma’ud (upon him
be peace) verses of the Quran and started on a few elementary Persian books.
When he was about 10 years old, another tutor was engaged. He worked hard with
Hazrat Massih Ma’ud (upon him be peace) and taught him the elements of Arabic.
A few other boys came to his house to share the services of the tutors. One
tutor was often teased. It is not known whether Hazrat Massih Ma’ud (upon him
be peace) joined in, but it is unlikely. He was a serious, studious boy and
when the day’s lessons were done, they were held in what was a living room, he
normally climbed the stairs to his room, which was immediately above and
continued reading.