The Devotion of Life — Page 117
117 other words, he paid the driver the fare for the return journey. When he arrived in Qadian, he went to see the Promised Messiah as. During the conversation, Huzur as commented, ‘Now you are free’, in other words, you have left the employment of the Raja. Hadrat Maulvi Nooruddin ra understood that Huzur as wanted him to stay. He went out and sent the carriage driver back. After he had been in Qadian for a few days, the Promised Messiah as said, ‘Maulvi Sahib! You must feel the inconvenience, why don’t you ask one of your wives to join you?’ Accordingly, he asked one of his wives to join him. After a few more days, Huzur as mentioned, ‘You are fond of books, why don’t you bring your library here?’ He complied and had his entire library sent from Bhera to Qadian. After a few more days, Huzur as mentioned, ‘I think your second wife has more understanding of your taste and is older as well; you should ask her to join you. ’ Therefore, he called his second wife as well. A few days passed and Huzur as said, ‘Don’t let the thought of your home town come to your mind again. ’ Hadrat Maulvi Sahib ra bowed his head in obedience but used to say that at the time he was scared in his heart at how he could not go to Bhera again and how could it be that he would not think of Bhera ever again. However, he later stated that, ‘Allah the Almighty moves in extraordinary ways; the thought of my native home never came to my mind again. After that, we just belonged to Qadian. ’ (Hayat-e-Noor, p. 185) On one occasion, the Promised Messiah as remarked about Hadrat Maulvi Sahib that he followed Huzur as just as the pulse follows the heartbeat.