Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 65
Royal Physician of the State of Jammu 65 riding the elephant, and later, continued the journey on a horse. Even though he was riding the horse with a great deal of care, he could not continue his journey after four miles. He dismounted the horse and halted there. There was also a military officer, Lachman Daas, who was travelling with him; he also dismounted and, despite Hakeem Sahib's repeated insistence, he said that he was not prepared to leave him there in such a condition. In the meantime, a palki (a carriage mounted on the shoulders of two persons — one ahead and the other behind) arrived. He was helped in getting into the palki. Hakeem Sahib committed the Holy Qur'an to memory while lying in the palki. The journey involved was of one month, and during this one month, Hakeem Sahib committed to memory fourteen parts out of thirty of the Holy Qur'an. The rest of the Holy Qur'an was committed to memory later, and thereby he upheld the family tradition of being a Haafiz (a person who has committed the whole Holy Qur'an to memory). Hakeem Sahib returned to Bhera as a Haafiz in 1881. Formation of Anjuman-i-Himaayat-i-Islam In 1884, a number of Muslims, who had love and dedication for Islam, decided to set up another organization under the name and title of Anjuman-i-Himaayat-i-Islam to safeguard and protect Islam against the onslaught of Christian missionaries and Arya Samaj, who were engaged in anti-Islamic activities. Hakeem Sahib, who was devoted to the cause of Islam, immediately joined it. First, he joined the Anjuman-i-Isha ‘ at-i-Islam , and readily got himself into this new body to protect and defend Islam. Hakeem Sahib gave all financial help that he could, and wrote a number of articles in support of the organization. Hakeem Sahib kept himself engaged in outlining the beauties and excellences of Islam through its forum. The lectures of Hakeem Sahib were the important features at the annual gatherings of these Anjumans, and one can find repeated references about Hakeem Sahib in the reports and the minutes of both the Anjumans. For a time, the publishing house of Anjuman-i- Himaayat-i-Islam continued publishing the books of Hakeem Sahib