Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 219
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I ILLNESS 219 told me today that she had no money left, and said:You never thought of illness. During illness one may be left without provision even for the bare necessities of life. I told her that my God’s way with me was not like that. I would have put money by if I had not complete trust in God. " It turned out that, without his knowing it, two money orders of the value of one hundred and twenty five rupees had arrived which were waiting to be delivered to him. When he was told of them he was deeply moved and praised God devoutly, and observed: "Such is the grace of my Almighty God. He has demonstrated that He provides for me without reference to my skill as a physician, in a manner that cannot be conceived of. My wife is unable to appreciate this, being weak. My faith is strong. My Lord always deals with me like this. " These manifestations of Allah’s providence continued throughout. One day he directed Shaikh Muhammad Taimur that a statement should be drawn up of all the expenses incurred during his illness in respect of medicines, bandages etc. and the total amount should be re-imbursed out of money that had become available. He observed: "My Lord provides for me. I do not wish to be beholden to anyone. He has promised me that He would fulfil all my needs. " On December 15, 1910, it was reported that Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra was making good progress. He had no fever and no cough. He was still very weak, though he had gained some strength. His injuries were healing gradually, the one on his lip had almost healed and he no longer experienced difficulty in eating and speaking. He suffered occasionally from insomnia. He had the Holy Quran read to him daily, morning and afternoon. He commented on certain