Perseverance — Page 57
Part II – My Life as a Muslim 57 JUNE 8, 1950 The Khal ī fah’s health was better. His temperature was 98 degrees and the pain was shifting back and forth. That was a sign the pain was shifting away. The shifting was due to some other source, not the medicine. JUNE 10, 1950 A non-Ahmadi Muslim from Karachi was here to see the Hazrat Khal ī fat-ul-Mas ī h. He was giving an interview between 5 and 5:30pm. The Hazrat sent word for me that I was invited to have tea with him. His health was not good but he still decided to meet the non-Ahmadi, giving me an opportunity to join in also. The non-Ahmadi Muslim was a representative from a shipping firm. He was there to sell shares of stock in his shipping company. There was a discussion about the type of cargo that the company shipped. As this conversation took place in Urdu, the Hazrat asked me if I understood what they were talking about. I told him that I did not understand word for word, but I could make out the general content. From what I understood, the Khal ī fah ra did not make an investment in the company, but talked to the man about various details. JUNE 17, 1950 In the Jumu‘ah khutbah [Arabic: Friday sermon ] it was announced that the month of Rama da n would begin the next day or the day