Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 81
Bai ‘ at of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Stay at Qadian 81 An extract from Hayaat-i-Ahmad (by Yaqoob Ali Turaab, v. 2, p. 433) is worth mentioning: The enemies of Hakeem Sahib made a political allegation. Rajah Amar Singh had great respect and affection for Hakeem Sahib and he was a great admirer of the intellectual and noble life of Hakeem Sahib. The faction, in support of Rajah Partaab Singh, was afraid of the fact that Rajah Amar Singh was an intelligent and bright-minded person and he might assume ascendency in the State. It soon became a political struggle between two rival princes, but it was cleverly given a religious colour that if Rajah Amar Singh became a Rajah he would be converted to Islam. This made the rival Prince an unwelcome prospect and it was this power struggle that led to the quick departure of Hakeem Sahib. Return to Bhera and Removal from Service The loss of such a position as that of the Royal Physician to the Rajah of the State of Jammu might have caused immense grief to a worldly man, but to a man of Hakeem Sahib's stature, it was one of the ordinary events of daily life. The author of Hayaat-i- Noor-ud-Deen quotes Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, a close companion of Hakeem Sahib, narrating the following event, says: I was present at the time when Hakeem Sahib was removed from the service of the State. I was also a teacher in Jammu High School. I knew that the income of Hakeem Sahib was about Rs. 1500. 00 monthly and the whole of his monthly income used to be spent in the way of God, and some time more, and it was not the habit of Hakeem Sahib to save something out of it. The loss of such a lucrative job in such times did not cause even the smallest wrinkle on his face and Hakeem Sahib was as usual engaged in examining the patients and teaching and holding religious discussion. People were coming and going. He was to