My Mother — Page 151
Farewell 151 shall endeavour to repay, as far as I am able, Latif and his wife for their devoted care of me, but their true reward can be bestowed only by God. ’ May Allah richly reward everyone who rendered the least ser- vice to her during her illness. Amen. When the greetings were over and the excitement of my arrival had subsided and I was alone with her, Mother said, ‘Now, then. ’ I interrupted her hastily, ‘Now Allah will, of His grace, restore you to health. Latif says you are in much better condition today than you were two days back. ’ ‘I was about to say that you may now take me to Qadian. ’ I submitted that the needed medical facilities would not be available at Qadian. She smiled resignedly and did not press her demand. That day she passed in comparative comfort. She felt no nau- sea, and that was a definite improvement which raised the hope of her complete recovery. It was settled that my sister and sisters- in-law should return to their homes the following evening, my brothers should leave on Sunday evening, and I should return to Simla at the same time. On Saturday, May 14, there was no change. Everyone had been invited to lunch by Ch. Bashir Ahmad. My wife and I remained with Mother. About 2:00 p. m. I was washing in preparation for Prayer when someone knocked on the door of the bathroom and told me I was wanted by Mother. I went to her room and saw that she had her hand over her pulse. She smiled at me and said, ‘Come, darling, let us have our last talk; and send for the others, they will have finished their lunch by this time. ’ Dr. Latif was in the room preparing an injection, I looked