Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 14
IN QUEST OF KNOWLEDGE Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 14 H ak i m Sahib retired and the company dispersed. Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra took up his bundle and made his way to the house of ‘Al i Bakhsh Kh a n, a friend of his brother, who welcomed him and made him comfortable. He washed and changed and then moved into quarters allotted to him by ‘Al i Bakhsh Kh a n where he was to fend for himself. His first attempt to bake bread was a complete failure. In his frustration he supplicated: "Lord, I know nothing about baking or cooking. To allot this task to one such as me would only mean a waste of Thy provisions. " Clean and refreshed and being now properly dressed, he returned to H ak i m Sahib who reproved him gently for his absence: You disappeared without taking leave, which does not behove a pupil. This is where you should live, but should you prefer to stay elsewhere, you must eat here. He then enquired: "How much proficiency are you seeking in medicine?" His reply was that he aimed at being the equal of the greatest physician who ever lived. H ak i m Sahib smiled and said: "You will reach somewhere. Had you aimed any lower, I would have been disappointed. " H ak i m Sahib started him on a course; but he was not content with one lesson a day. He sought to arrange supplementary courses, but nothing satisfactory turned up, though he took lessons also with Maulaw i Fa d lull a h of Farang i Ma h al. He then decided to ask H ak i m Sahib’s leave to return to R a mpur. When he mentioned his design to H ak i m Sahib, he was asked: "Tell me is it better for a man like me to continue in practice, or to accept a suitable offer of service. " Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra counseled the letter and gave his reason, which greatly intrigued H ak i m Sahib, who then showed him a telegram which he had shortly before received from Nawab Kalb ‘Al i