Mirror of Charm and Beauty — Page 81
related to me himself: on the occasion when the Promised Messiah went to Gurdaspore in connection with a court case, he was suffering from an acute attack of dysentry, and had to go to the WC very frequently. I stationed myself very close to him, so that as often as he rose to ease himself, I was there to have a lota of water ready for him, to wash himself. Again and again the Promised. Messiah said to me: "Mian abdul Aziz, please go to sleep. If I need you, I will wake you up. ". But I remained awake all night, to render him the service I could. I took care not to doze off, from fear lest the Promised. Messiah should call for me, and I fail to respond. Next morning, when the Promised. Messiah was sitting among the disciples, he remarked with evident pleasure: At a time of crisis, Jesus Christ repeatedly enjoined upon his disciples that they should stay awake during the night, and keep themselves engaged in prayer. But repeatedly they were overtaken by sleep, and they dropped off (Mt. 26: 39-46). . In very happy contrast, while I was suffering from an ordinary ailment, I repeatedly told munshi Abdul Aziz sahib to go to sleep; but he remained awake all through the night, not to miss a single chance of rendering a service to me (Seeratul Mehdi, rawayet 701). . I have referred to these five men by way 81