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48 approve of any such remark that even remotely appeared to belittle the Will of God. He felt as though he was being unintentionally idolized. On hearing her remark, he said: "Now, she will have a son, who will die in my han ds, so that her idol breaks". It so happened that six years later, in 1913, this same cousin of his gave birth to a son. Once again, she travelled to visit her sister, who was also Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib 's wife. On the way, the baby was fed milk from a thermos f lask , without realizing that the milk had putrefied. By the time they reached Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib 's place, the child was already very sick. The child was treated by several doctors, including Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra , but his condition worsened and eventually the c hild died. 30 The kind of intense vigour Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra harboured in his heart for upholding the honour of God's Oneness can also be appreciated by another incident related by his daughter Syeda Tayyeba Siddiqa (Begum Nawab Masood Ahmad Khan). She nar rates that her youngest brother, Syed Amin Ahmad, the youngest son of Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra , was very we a k in his infancy. Syeda Tayyeba Siddiqa was entrusted with the job of looking after her youngest brother. The child's health improved and he quickly gaine d strength. With sisterly pride, Syeda Tayyeba Siddiqa said to Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra , "If I hadn't looked after him, who knows what might have happened? ” No doubt, these words had been uttered quite innocently, but Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra took exception to these w ords and replied, "For now, he will grow, but he will eventually die in your house". Syed Amin Ahmad was fifteen years younger than Syeda Tayyeba Siddiqa. It