Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 65
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I MAHARAJA’S PHYSICIAN 65 On the occasion of a public audience, every high official was required to do homage by presenting a silver coin which the Maharaja touched with his two fingers in token of acceptance. The Chief Physician felt embarrassed at having to do homage, but could think of no way of getting out of it. When his turn was approaching the Maharaja observed that he was contemplating the coin that he held in the palm of his hand. When he drew near the Maharaja enquired: "Are you thinking of the homage or of the coin?" He replied: "Sir, I am thinking of the coin which is the token of my doing homage. " The Maharaja smiled and said: "You are under no obligation to do homage. You are exempt. " Someone conveyed to the Maharaja that H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n ra was the descendant of one ( Hadrat ‘Umar ra ) who had usurped the succession of the Holy Prophet sa. One day the Maharaja asked him: "Why was not the Holy Prophet sa succeeded by his own issue?" He pointed out that the succession to the Holy Prophet sa was not a secular matter, and also that he had left no male issue, and the sons of his daughter were both minors; whereupon the Maharaja affirmed: "But Maul a Murta da (‘Al i ra ) was his son, and Hadrat ‘Umar ra usurped the succession. " He rejoined: "‘Al i ra was not his son, only his son- in-law; and Hadrat ‘Umar ra did not succeed him immediately, he was his second Successor. " "Then was not Hadrat ‘Al i ra his son?" "No, he was his son-in-law, as that Rajah (pointing to him) is your son-in-law. " 18 "Oh, I see the whole point now. We do not marry our daughters to anyone, nor do we appoint anyone as