Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 29
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I SOJOURN AT BHOPAL 29 which he sold for six pice. He re-invested his small capital in matches, which he sold for nine pice, and went on repeating his venture, so that by sunset he had gained four annas (sixteen pice). Within a few days his bundle of matches became too heavy. He then switched over to female toiletries. His business continued to flourish and having made some money he returned to Bombay, where he would buy copies of the Holy Quran and sell them in the surrounding towns and villages. This business of his prospered so well that on one occasion he purchased copies of the Holy Quran worth thirty thousand rupees and transporting them to Bhera sold them all at a good profit to Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n’s ra father. Eventually he became a cloth merchant, built a house in Burh a npur and settled down there. He said his practice was that he charged only a small profit and sold out quickly. In Bombay Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra met Maulaw i ‘In a yatull a h and asked him to procure for him a copy of Hadrat Sh a h Wal i Ull a h’s booklet Fauzul Kab i r , which he was eager to read and possess. Next day he was told that the booklet was available for fifty rupees. He immediately handed over a note of the value of fifty rupees and, grabbing the booklet, got up to depart. Maulaw i ‘In a yatull a h asked him why was he in such a hurry. He explained that as some jurists were of the view that a sale was not concluded till the parties had separated, he was eager to conclude his bargain beyond any risk of revocation. Maulaw i ‘In a yatull a h asked him to return soon. On his return the Maulaw i in appreciation of his fondness for books returned the fifty rupees to him, despite his assurance that he had enough money and could well afford the sum.