Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 217
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I ILLNESS 217 reference to this event. One was: A second life; and the other was: Life that had been cancelled. Hadrat Khalifatul Masih ra remained absolutely calm and was not at all agitated. First aid was immediately available, and the injury on the temple was stitched up without anesthesia. Those who ministered to him did not perceive the twitching of a muscle under their operations. As the news of the accident spread, men and women converged on his residence, anxious to assure themselves of his safety. To the men he said he would pray for them; to the women he sent a message that he was in good shape, and was neither worried nor afraid; they should return to their homes, leaving their names, and he would pray for them. To a suggestion that the foremost physician in Delhi might be sent for, his reaction was: "Put your trust in God. My reliance is neither upon doctors nor upon physicians. I rely wholly upon God, and you should do the same. " The injury on his temple became a permanent sore and his illness continued for several months. It was not till 19th May, 1911, full six months after the accident, that he was able to go to the mosque and lead the Friday service, but even that was a strain. Yet during his long convalescence he kept himself fully occupied and set a very high example of devotion to duty. On November 29, 1910, he published a message to the community, in the course of which he said: "The trial through which I am passing has been the occasion of the manifestation of numerous aspects of Divine compassion, mercy and grace. Allah, the Exalted, has disclosed to me the devotion of the hearts of many whom I