Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 61
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I MAHARAJA’S PHYSICIAN 61 "In a State there is need for people like you who speak out plainly. I esteem you very highly. Henceforth no one will be turned away. As for you there is no restriction. You may come freely whenever you may wish. " His activities in the State were not confined to the field of medicine. He was a devoted servant of Islam and took advantage of every opportunity of clearing up misunderstandings about Islam current among the ministers and other high dignitaries of the State. On one occasion the Governor of Jammu, Pandit R a dha Krishan, told him that some of the criticisms of Islam set forth by Pandit Laikh R a m were irrefutable. He asked the Governor to cite what he considered was the strongest of those criticisms. The Governor mentioned that the famous Library of Alexandria was burnt under the directions of Hadrat ‘Umar ra , the Second Successor to the Holy Prophet sa of Islam. H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n ra asked him to name the most reliable history of the early period of Islam. The Governor named Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. The book was sent for and the Governor’s attention was drawn to the author’s account of the destruction of the Library of Alexandria, which showed that Hadrat ‘Umar ra had nothing whatever to do with it. The Governor was embarrassed and observed: "As we are brought up in an atmosphere charged with hostility towards Islam we are ever ready to credit everything that is critical of Islam. " He also had the opportunity of giving lessons in the Holy Quran to the special personal attendants of the Maharaja which they appreciated deeply. Rajah Amar Singh, brother of the Maharaja, learnt the Holy Quran from him and held him in high esteem. The