Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 59
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I MAHARAJA’S PHYSICIAN 59 palanquin well equipped, and lay down comfortably in it, and rendering his thanks to God, for His grace and mercy, began to read the Holy Quran. His injury healed quickly, and he tried to dispence with the palanquin, but the men repeated that their instructions were to remain with him till the return of the whole party to Jammu. During the month-long journey he committed nearly half of the Holy Quran to memory, and having once commenced the enterprise he continued diligently with it till he had the whole of it by heart. Thus Maulaw i , H ak i m, Haji N u r-ud-D i n also became Ha fi z. When he returned to Jammu from the wedding journey, he thanked the palanquin bearers for their care of him and sought to give them an adequate tip; but they refused to accept anything explaining that D i w a n Sahib had furnished them with enough money to cover all expenses and rewards and had directed them not to accept anything from him. He tried to persuade them with the assurance that D i w a n Sahib need not know, but they produced a sum of money and placing it before him said: "Of the amount that D i w a n Sahib provided us with, this much has not been spent. We beg you to accept it as we dare not try to return it to him. " He was deeply impressed with their sense of duty, their loyalty to their master and their integrity. Thereafter he received numerous favours from D i w a n Lachhman D a s. Some time later D i w a n Lachhman D a s was appointed Prime Minister of the State. He was very fond of Pushtu, and all his retainers were Pushtu speaking Pathans. He issued directions that no one should call on him at his residence. If any one came to call on him the Pusht u ns sent him back