Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 62
MAHARAJA’S PHYSICIAN Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 62 Maharaja himself learnt the translation of nearly half of the Holy Quran from him. He had achieved high reputation in his profession and some of the cures effected by him were truly wonderful, but he never took credit for them. He was conscious every moment that nothing could be achieved except through the grace and mercy of God, and that a mere creature of God must be most circumspect lest by thought or word or deed he should arouse God’s jealousy and draw His wrath upon himself. In his treatment he did not confine himself to what was generally known as the Y u n a n i system of medicine. He procured several books on the allopathic system in Arabic from Egypt and made a careful study of them. He took lessons in the Hindi system from an aged Hindi physician, Pandit Harn a m D a s, and studied Amrit S a gar , and Sasrat with him. He held his venerable teacher in high esteem, served him in diverse ways and paid deference to him, though he held only a minor office at court. Someone mentioned to the Maharaja that N u r-ud-D i n could not be accounted much of a physician as he still took lessons from so insignificant a person as Pandit Harn a m D a s. One day the Maharaja enquired from him: "Why do you pay so much deference to Pandit Harn a m D a s?" He replied: "I revere him as my teacher. " The Maharaja was deeply impressed, and he rose still further in his estimation. He was very fond of Firuz-ud-d i n, son of M i y an L a ‘l D i n, on account of his excellent qualities, and the young man was devoted to him. He was afflicted with small pox. His revered friend called in aid all his resources in his treatment of him, but nothing availed, and the patient succumbed to the disorder in the