Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 63
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I MAHARAJA’S PHYSICIAN 63 presence of his eminent physician, who was sorely distressed at the tragedy and realised once more that everything depended on the grace and mercy of God. A son of his sister died in Bhera of dysentery. He happened to arrive in Bhera from Jammu shortly after, and his sister, observing that another person who was suffering from dysentery had recovered under his treatment, said to him: "If you had been here when my son was ill, he would not have died. " He was shocked, and admonished her: "You will have another son who will fall ill of dysentery, and despite my treatment of him will die of it. " In due course she gave birth to a lovely boy who fell ill of dysentery. Her brother was in Bhera and occupied himself with treatment of his little nephew. His sister recalled his admonition, and begged him to pray for the child’s recovery. He did so and told her that the child would die, but that she would be blessed with another son who would grow up and flourish; and so it happened. The Maharaja was very appreciative of H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n’s ra talent and high moral and spiritual qualities, and often gave expression to his regard for him. One evening he received an urgent summons to attend upon the Maharaja. As he was about to set out, the wife of a sweeper came up to him in great agitation and begged him to go and examine her husband who was in agony. He told the Maharaja’s emissary to go and assure the Maharaja that he would wait upon him in a short while. The emissary was much chagrined and exclaimed: "A sweeper to have precedence over the Maharaja!" The physician had no doubt the emissary would carry the tale of what he considered an enormity to the Maharaja, but his humanity would not permit him to ignore the suffering of the humble sweeper. He diagnosed his trouble as severe