Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 56
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 56 • In Jammu, there was a well-to-do person, Mian Lal Din, who was known as a leading notable. His daughter fell seriously ill; she was treated by a number of physicians except Hakeem Sahib. Mian Lal Din was not happy with Hakeem Sahib, but when the condition of his daughter deteriorated seriously, he had to seek his medical assistance. Hakeem Sahib had an advantage over other physicians. He had a knowledge of western medicines, and he prepared a mixture of medicines, which included ingredients from both Tibbe Yunaani and the western system. Here a brief background of these systems is necessary. In addition to the western system, two other local mainstream medical systems were popular. One is the Ayurvedic system developed by Hindus and Aryans, and the other was the Tibbe Yunaani or Greek School of Medicine as generally referred and originally based on a system of medicine developed by Arab physicians and chemists. This combination was an innovation of Hakeem Sahib and proved effective. Hakeem Sahib gave the same dose the next day and the daughter of Mian Lal Din eventually recovered. Mian Lal Din was very happy and gave him cash and also a young riding pony from Yarqand (a place in Chinese Turkistan). • There was a custom official in the State, who had a serious life- threatening bout of stomach ailment. The pain was so severe that the people had to come to Hakeem Sahib's place at midnight. He knew a general cure, but he immediately went to his clinic and prepared a new chemical mixture. This mixture had a surprising effect and saved the life of this official. • Once cholera broke out in the State, and the Maharajah was away outside the State resting in one of his castles and he had some relations staying with him. Hakeem Sahib was also in company of the Ruler. One of the relations of the Rajah suddenly developed dysentery, and apart from this, those were the days of cholera. Hakeem Sahib immediately attended to him. Hakeem Sahib's medicines had an immediate effect and he recovered. He was also a Rajah - Rajah Moti Singh - and he gave a handsome amount and kept sending the amount for several years.