My Mother — Page 61
chapter seven ’s Residence with Me M y father had wished that after his death should make her home with me. During his last ill- ness he conveyed as much to her, and this coincided with her own inclination. On my side it had never occurred to me that any other arrangement would be feasible. We had always been so close to each other that my father’s death only made us closer. Thus, I deemed myself richly blest that I should be privileged to serve her for the rest of her days. My wife was equally devoted to her and there was no apprehension at any time of the slightest rift between them. My brothers had known through out that and I were inseparable and that she was happiest in my company. There was not the slightest jealousy on the part of any of them at any time. She was most welcome in their homes whenever she chose to visit any of them, which was often; and she made them, their wives, and children welcome when they visited her. It proved a very happy arrangement, by Allah’s grace.