Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 87
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I MIGRATION 87 Supreme, Ever Living, Mighty King and Master at Whose threshold we are ever prostrate. " Maulaw i N u r-ud-D i n ra had received a substantial salary from the State, and from time to time he was bestowed very valuable gifts in diverse forms, so that he had had a very large income, all of which he devoted towards the promotion of good causes, including the welfare of orphans, widows, students and the needy. A Hindu shopkeeper had always kept urging him to set aside a portion of his income against the inevitable rainy day; but he told him that would be inconsistent with his complete trust in God and that God would always provide for his needs. On the day he received notice of dismissal the shopkeeper came to him and enquired: "Maulaw i Sahib ra , do you now recall my advice to you?" He told him that he scorned his advice as much as ever. While the shopkeeper was still in converse with him, a messenger from the State treasury brought him a letter from the Treasury enclosing the sum of four hundred and eighty rupees as his salary for the days of his service in the month. This upset the shopkeeper as crass folly on the part of the Treasury officials. He had not yet recovered his equanimity when an emissary of a Rani came with a large sum of money sent by the Rani, with an apology that at the moment she could not lay her hands on a larger amount. This confounded the shopkeeper altogether. To cover his confusion he muttered: "This is all very well, but you owe nearly two hundred thousand rupees to a creditor and he is not likely to let you depart without your making such arrangements as he should consider satisfactory for the discharge of your debt. " Just then an agent of the creditor arrived and with folded hands submitted most respectfully: "I have received