Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 17
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 16 After a little while, Hakeem Ali Hussain enquired my name and the purpose of the visit. I replied that I had come to learn medicine whereupon he responded, "I am too old and cannot teach any more, and therefore, I have decided to stop teaching. " I became emotional; maybe because of the effects of insomnia, or because the teaching of Munshi Muhammad Qasim goaded me, I quoted a Persian couplet of Hakeem Sheeraazee adding how wrong he was when he said, "To break a heart is an act of ignorance and it is easy than to expiate an oath broken. ” This quotation, when said in an emotional way, sent Hakeem Ali Hussain in a trance, and tears rolled down his eyes. After a little pause, he said, "Maulavi Noor Karim is a very able Hakeem, I will hand you over to him, he will teach you with a great deal of care and diligence. " I again quoted a Persian couplet saying, "The land of God is not narrow, and my feet are not crippled. " Hakeem Ali Hussain went into another trance for the third time, and said, "I break my vow not to teach," and soon after, he went inside the house and the people, who came to see him, dispersed. I was left alone and found the opportunity to pick up my belongings and leave the house. A close friend of my brother, Dost Ali Baksh Khan, who was the owner of a printing press, Matbaa-i-Alvi , provided me accommodation. I felt comfortable there; I took a bath, and changed my clothes. Khan Sahib took me to his printing press and showed me a tree of pomegranates, which, he said, was planted in memory of my brother. Later Khan Sahib gave me an independent house, where one is to do his own cooking. Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen was not familiar with the process of baking bread, and he prayed to God. Then he witnessed another instance of Divine help and it is best described in his own words in Mirqaatul Yaqeen (pp. 88-89, edition 1962):