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Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I IN QUEST OF KNOWLEDGE 17 eminence, who heard both sides and intimated that N u r-ud-D i n was right. When the latter was about to leave Am i r Sh a h Sahib said to him: "Let me tell you something that you should note carefully. When a person comes to you with a problem, turn to God and supplicate: Lord, I did not send for this one. Thou hast directed him to me. If thou dost not approve of that which he seeks, I do repent of the sin on account of which thou hast created this occasion for my humiliation. Thereafter, if the person persists in seeking your counsel, implore God for guidance and advise him as may seem best to you. " Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra derived great benefit from this admonition of Am i r Sh a h Sahib. He remained attached to H ak i m ‘Al i H usain for over two years and asked leave of him after he had bestowed his formal testimonial upon him. H ak i m Sahib enquired whither he was now bent. He submitted that he desired to continue his study of Arabic and of Hadith (Traditions of the Holy Prophet sa ). H ak i m Sahib suggested he should go to M i ratth and study with Ha fi z Ahmad ‘Al i , and thereafter proceed to Delhi and study with Maulaw i Nadh i r H usain. He also offered to support him adequately at both places. On arrival in M i ratth he discovered that Ha fi z Ahmad ‘Al i had gone to Calcutta, and he proceeded to Delhi. There he found that Maulaw i Nadh i r H usain was being prosecuted for a political offence and was also not available. Thus frustrated he determined to go to Bhop a l and set out on the journey. In Gwalior he met a revered personage who had been a disciple of the well known saint Hadrat Sayyid Ahmad Sahib of Barailly, and decided to spend some days in his company. When he resumed his journey, a young Afghan, Ma h m u d, joined him as his travelling