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Part II – My Life as a Muslim 69 bamboo sticks. The Am i r 20 of the Karachi Jam ā ‘at, Chaudhry Abdullah Khan, the younger brother of Sir Chaudhry Muhammad Zafarullah Khan ra , was in charge of all the work, and to see that every man was provided with the comfort that he asked for. Hazrat S a hib’s program is a very busy one and the stay will be eighteen days. Tea in the afternoon, dinner in the night, and one day on the sea shore. Hazrat went aboard a Pakistani destroyer with his family. It was arranged by an Ahmadi Naval officer. Hazrat S a hib delivered a speech to the Army and Navy press conference in the presence of about 30 reporters. Although the Hazrat was suffering greatly from gout, he went on completing his activities. SEPTEMBER 21, 1950 – ARRIVING IN LAHORE Arriving into Lahore we will not be able to go to Rabwah because of floods. The roads and tracks are 10 feet under water. We will celebrate Eid in Lahore. Eid was sad for a number of Muslims because they had been under flood. They are without food and the Ahmadis were called upon to aid in the cooking of food for the refugees. The Ahmadis from Tal ī m-ul-Islam (TI) College answered the call and worked very faithfully at the Police Station. Hazrat S a hib led the Eid prayer at the TI school grounds. 21 20 Arabic: Leader , used commonly for a regional or country president. [Writer] 21 There are several pages of Arabic learning notes taken while Rashid Ahmad attended his J ā mi‘ah (the missionary training school) coursework,