Al-Hajj Maulana Hafiz Hakim Noor-ud-Din (Urdu: الحاج مولانا حافظ حکیم نور الدین) (born 1841 in Bhera, Punjab, died March 13, 1914 in Qadian) was Khalifatul Masih I, Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and a renowned physician, writer and theologian, scholar of Arabic and Hebrew. He was elected as the successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on 27 May 1908, a day after his death.
Return to Bhera
On his way back to his hometown, Noor-ud-Din stayed in Delhi for a few days. Here, he had the opportunity to attend a session of lessons by the leader and founder of Deoband Seminary, Qasim Nanotuwi and had a very good impression of him.[5] In 1871 he returned to Bhera, his home town, and started a religious school where he taught the Quran and the Hadith. He also started practice in the Eastern medicine. In a short time he became well known for his healing skills and his fame came to the notice of the Maharaja of Kashmir, who appointed him his court physician in 1876.