Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 12
IN QUEST OF KNOWLEDGE Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 12 owner should remove it. Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra himself had, on numerous occasions, his needs fulfilled in an extraordinary manner beyond his conception, in accord with the divine assurance set out in the Holy Quran: 'And he who fears Allah—He will make for him a way out, And will provide for him from where he expects not. And he who puts his trust in Allah—He is sufficient for him. ' (65:3-4). Departing from Mur a dab a d, Maulaw i N u r-ud- D i n ra stopped at K a npur for one day with a friend of his brother, and then continued his journey to Lucknow. It was the height of summer, the road was dusty, and by the time he was deposited at his terminus in Lucknow, he was covered with dust and looked wild and unkempt. As soon as he emerged from the vehicle by which he had travelled, he inquired from someone where could he find H ak i m ‘Al i H usain. He was told H ak i m Sahib lived just opposite. He lifted his bundle and marched unceremoniously into the building, just as he was. Beyond the entrance he beheld a large room, at the farther end of which was seated an angelic personage, white bearded, handsome, attractive, clad in snowhite garments, supported and flanked by nice cushions. In front of him were arranged, in an orderly manner, the paraphernalia that he might wish to make use of. Along the walls were seated several respectable persons in a respectful attitude. The floor was covered over with the whitest of sheets. The whole scene struck the traveller as a revelation. He had never witnessed the like of it before. However, nothing daunted, he placed his bundle in a corner of the entrance and advanced boldly into the room, making straight for the central figure who, he rightly surmised, was H ak i m Sahib himself. His dusty feet left an uncouth pattern on the white floor covering, which