Tadhkirah — Page 156
156 A few days later I received a letter from Navv a b [‘Al i Muhammad Kh a n] that the sar a ’i [lodging house] had started operating again. [Letter dated May 26, 1884, addressed to M i r ‘Abb a s ‘Al i Sh a h, published in al- H akam, vol. 3, no. 13, April 12, 1899 p. 8 and al- H akam vol. 3, no. 14, April 19, 1899 p. 6] November 1884 One of the problems that I encountered at the time of my marriage 180 was that, as my heart and brain suffered from weakness and I had suffered many illnesses…, my sexual power was almost non-existent and my life was like that of an old man. Therefore, some of my friends expressed concern at this marriage… that I was not fit for it because of such a weak condition… In short, I supplicated the Almighty regarding this problem and He revealed to me a prescription to treat the ailment. I saw in a vision that an angel was feeding me the medicines. I prepared that prescription and God blessed it so much that I was convinced that I had been given the vigour and strength which can be attained by a man of perfect health. Thereafter, four sons were bestowed upon me. [Tiry a qul-Qul u b, pp. 35–36, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 15, pp. 203–204] 180 Which took place in Delhi on November 17, 1884 [Mirza Bashir Ahmad]