The Devotion of Life — Page 473
473 remain low so that they do not rise above those holy voices circulating in this atmosphere. Another distinct quality in him was that he was a very self- respecting person. He accepted a stipend from the Jama’at only for two or three years in the beginning and later never accepted any financial assistance from the Jama’at. He cooked curry himself and obtained ‘roti’ (chapatti) from the Promised Messiah’s ‘Langer Khana’ for which he always paid himself. He was very regular in the payment of his ‘Chandas’ (regular contribution). In fact, he had paid his ‘Tahrik-e-Jadid’ Chapter 2 Contribution for twenty years in advance, so that whenever his time to depart from the world came he would be counted among those who had fully paid their Chapter 2 Contribution, and he would, God Willing, continue to receive the reward of participating in Tahrik-e- Jadid in the Hereafter. In the concluding part of his life, Sheikh Muhammad Yaqub Sahib ra suffered a stroke. He went to Amritsar for treatment but there was little improvement. His wife and children were in Dhaka. He went there for treatment but his heart was embedded in Qadian. He regularly wrote to the ‘Darwesh’ brothers for prayers for his health and his wish to return to Qadian soon. But it was Allah’s decree that his end should come with his children and family by him. He passed away on 13 July 1960. His coffin was brought from Dhaka to Lahore and then to Rabwah where he was buried in ‘Bahishti Maqbara’. Miraculous Mysterious Feast Hadrat Maulana Ghulam Rasool Rajeki Sahib ra related: