Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 80
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 80 at the mouth of the kidney and he was happy to locate the stone. Professor Perry spoke to me. The Rajah summoned me, but I did not go. The Rajah was displeased and I realized that my further stay was not welcome. The other member of the Council, Baag Raam, advised me to resign the position. Then I said that it was against my Islamic belief to leave and resign. Eventually one day, I got the notice and I was relieved of the position. It was in September 1892, that Maharajah Partaab Singh issued an order asking Hakeem Sahib to leave the State within forty-eight hours; thereby bringing to an end his loyal service to the State of Jammu that began in 1876 and lasted for 16 years. As Hakeem Sahib was a leading personality of the State of Jammu, the news of his removal spread like wild fire. An English daily quoting, Paisa Akhbaar , reported, “ Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen Sahib, a leading personality of the State of Jammu, has been removed from the State service and is ordered to leave the State within forty-eight hours. ” Hakeem Sahib was already planning to leave the service but, on account of his beliefs, he could not resign from it and his removal took a political turn and occasioned a number of editorial comments in the papers in Northern India. The Haaziq magazine (Lahore, p. 16), commenting on the removal, said: The personality of Hakeem Sahib was a source of great strength to the Muslims of the State and he was an impressive figure in the State structure. Therefore, as soon as Partaab Singh took over the reign of the State, a conspiracy was hatched in which two senior members of the Council, Raja Swaraj Kanval and Baag Raam, joined hands with the Rajah. Hakeem Sahib had exercised immense influence on Rajah Amar Singh and Rajah Raam Singh (as both of them had learnt the whole of the Holy Qur'an at his hand). Rajah Partaab Singh was concerned that his brothers might become Muslims; therefore, he issued the order of his removal. Even the Rajah of Poonch initiated a legal suit against Hakeem Sahib on the plea that he was the supporter of Rajah Amar Singh.