Mir Abbas Ali Ludhiyanwi was among the very first disciple(s) of the Promised Massih Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) of Qadian- by joining him in 1882, when the Promised Massih (as) was beginning to appear on the religious horizon, on the very early days of the Divine Manifestation in the then British India. His sincerity and spiritual services over a period of a decade was of such quality that the Promised Massih (as) wrote about him, mentioning even Divine revelations he said he received: "Mir Sahib is a person with
great spiritual condition and has a spiritual connection with this humble self.
And to prove his level of sincerity, it is enough that once this humble self
received an inspiration in his favour: 'aslohoo
sabitun wa farohoo fis samaa' (his roots are firmly fixed and his branches
are in the sky)." (Izala-e-Auham, Roohani Khazain vol.3 p.528). Yet, unfortunately for him, Mir Abbas Ali failed in the trials of patience and steadfastness in course of time, the Divine revelations regarding his lofty destiny notwithstanding.
This episode of trials of faith is a grim reminder for all believers in every age. With the appearance of the Divine Manifestation in Mauritius-with the advent of the Khalifatullah Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Azim Sahib (atba) in the new century of Islam- such incidents have come alive, within the ebb and flow of the life and experiences of the people who once embraced the blessings of Allah (swt), only to let go of their Imaan, to be tried with the very words and sentiments they expressed once. In an Open Letter written in December 2014, Hadhrat Khalifatullah (atba) profoundly reminded the concerned persons and their chieftains about the evil consequences of their bad choices and evil deeds of rejecting the Signs of Allah amidst them. The document provides interesting insights on the early days of the Divine Manifestation in Mauritius when Allah raised His Elect and even blessed the people who attached themselves with him, with inspirations and Divine revelations so as to enable them to understand and comprehend the profound reality, like the Qur'an states:
"And when I inspired
the disciples of Jesus to believe in Me and in My Messenger,
they said, ‘We believe and bear Thou witness that we have submitted.’ [5:112]
Read the Extracts below:
The very beginning of the Divine
Manifestation in Mauritius was overflowed with Divine Grace and Mercy, so much
so that with the manifestation of His Messenger, Reviver of Faith on earth,
Allah sent down His blessings in multitudinous forms upon all those who have
attached themselves, their own identity to that of the Messenger of Allah of
their times.