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Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 50 cord, which brought stability in his breathing. Then he tried two of his prescriptions, which brought sensational results, and the news spread around the whole area. A police officer from Jammu, who heard the news, came to Hakeem Sahib for treatment. He happened to be one of the old neighbours. His name was Lala Mathra Das. Hakeem Sahib was very successful in treating him as well. Around this time, the Prime Minister of Jammu, Dewan Kirpa Raam, was visiting Pind DaadanKhan. He had also heard about the Hakeem Sahib's wondrous way of medical treatment. Later, the uncle of Lala Mathra Das, Bakhshi Jamal Singh, mentioned the stories of the success of Hakeem Sahib in treatment of some serious ailments. These events eventually led to Maulana Sahib's appointment to the State in 1876. Hakeem Sahib's Vision of Holy Prophet sa Before closing this chapter, another interesting event is worth mentioning, which demonstrates the limitless love of Hakeem Sahib for God and the founder of Islam. Hakeem Sahib felt an urge to marry a widow. The widow was ready but her wali (a male member of the family who, under Islamic Shariah, has the authority to approve the marriage) was not. However, the wali subsequently agreed, but Hakeem Sahib thought that her wali was not competent enough to give necessary permission. Hakeem Sahib married the widow, but she had not come to his residence. During the same period, Hakeem Sahib saw the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in a dream; face was pale and the beard was shaven. When Hakeem Sahib woke up, he immediately felt that the Nikah was not in accordance with the Sunnah. Hakeem Sahib wrote to leading Ahle Hadith (another denomination of Islam that places much reliance on Hadith ) leaders, Nazeer Hussain Delhvi and Maulavi Muhammad Hussain Batalvi, intimating to them that the widow was an adult and the wali was not of sound mind. One of them ruled that such walis were generally discarded and the widow herself was fully