Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 86
MIGRATION Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 86 stone; but no stone was revealed. Upon this Col. Perry himself took the scalpel, and on widening the incision discovered the stone which he took out. Both surgeons were gratified and praised the skill of the H ak i m. After his recovery Rajah S u raj Kaul sent for Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra once more, but he declined to visit him. He had realised that the Rajah was not well- disposed towards him and a visit would not mend matters. It appeared that the Rajah had persuaded the Maharaja to dispense with the services of Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n, and may have mentioned this to his colleagues in the Council, one of whom, Bag Ram, called on him and suggested that it would be wise on his part to send his resignation to the Maharaja. He told him that Islam disapproved of voluntarily discarding one’s source of livelihood. Besides he may have felt that sending in his resignation might savour of ingratitude towards the Maharaja. Shortly after, he received a notice that his services had been dispensed with. He immediately informed his spiritual preceptor of this development, who, in the course of his reply, observed: "One of the ways of Allah of demonstrating His love for a servant is to try him. This is such a trial and is not something to be afraid of. Allah knows well how much and how earnestly I have prayed for you. I shall continue my supplications in the hope of receiving a cheering response. My prayers for you have the special quality that prayers for a devoted friend have. It is not possible to express in words the degree and quality of our trust in the power and grace and bounties of our