Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 72
72 AHMADIYY AT In the early years of his ministry a young man of the name of Abdul Karim was sent by his widowed mother from Hyderabad, South India, to Qadian for the prosecution of Islamic studies. By ill. chance he was bitten by a mad dog and was immediately despatched to Kasauli for treatment in the Pasteur Institute so as to make him immune against the onset of rabies. Having gone through a full course of treatment at Kasauli he returned to Qadian. A few days later he exhibited unmistaken signs of hydrophobia. A telegram was sent to the Director of the Pasteur Institute at Kasauli describing his symptoms and asking for directions. His reply came back by telegram: 'Sorry nothing can be done for Abdul Karim. ' Ahmad had been advised of the condition of Abdul Karim and was kept informed of the progress of his symptoms. When he was told of the reply received from Kasauli, he was much distressed and was deeply moved out of pity for Abdul Karim and his widowed mother, a thousand miles away from Qadian. He occupied himself with earnest supplications on behalf of Abdul Karim. From that moment the progress of Abdul Karim's symptoms was arrested, and his condition began to mend. Within less than twenty-four hours he made a complete recovery, his health wa,s fully restored and he resumed the course of his studies. Till a few years ago there had not been a single case of the restoration to health of a person in whom the symptoms of hydrophobia had mani- fested themselves. A few years back, however, a case was reported in the United States of America where a boy who had been bitten by a mad dog and who had begun to manifest symptoms of hydrophobia was restored to health through intensive medical care and the use of recently discovered drugs. This case, however, does not in the least detract from the striking character of the healing bestowed upon Abdul Karim by Divine grace through the prayers and supplications of Ahmad. We shall now draw attention to some equally striking