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91 preferred to wear Western - style clothes. He wore the turban as well as the Qar ā qul ī cap (now popular ly known as the Jinnah cap). He would carry a walking stick with him while walking. She narrated that after she got married, her father once advised her: "Always keep your dining table welcoming. Never distinguish on the basis of religion or creed. On innumerable occasions, I have had Hindu and Christian guests over for food". These words of advice, focused not only on the noble principl es of inclusiveness, but also , on taking into account the food sensibilities of people from different social backgrounds. She further narrated that he enjoyed having diced bread soaked in gravy. He was equally comfortable with Western cuisine and when required, would convenie ntly switch to the use of cutlery. He taught his family members how to lay out the table for guests accustomed to Western cuisines. In an interview with the author, Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib 's eldest son Syed Muhammad Ahmad stated that Ḥaḍrat Dr. Mir Muhammad Isma il ra was a man of great integrity. Whether the matters related to finance, to the use of authority, or t he use of fringe benefits, Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib 's level of integrity was astounding. His honesty was dictated less by legality and more by his fear of God. Syed Muhammad Ahmad narrated that during the days of British rule in India, the railway fare for going from Qadian to Lahore was fixed at fifteen annas (there were sixteen annas to a rupee). It was also decided that the railway fare for Qadian to Batala, which came on the way to Lahore, would be two annas, while the fare for Batala to Lahore would be eleven annas. People, travelling from Qadian to