Perseverance — Page 110
110 – the story of al-haj Rashid ahmad american JULY 31, 1953 I asked Hazrat S a hib about the sucking of the baby from the breast of a lady other than its mother. The question was why that baby could not marry with that lady’s children. Hazrat S a hib said that that lady is giving the baby food like its mother and it is because of inheritance. Then I said what about blood transfusions. Hazrat S a hib said this is an unnatural thing. 36 AUGUST 18, 1953 We left for Karachi. Hazrat S a hib was attacked with gout. I asked Hazrat S a hib about his health and he said that he was attacked with gout (maybe because of the damp weather), but his gout was aristocratic not democratic. It attacks without any warning. AUGUST 19, 1953 Some Ahmadis came to the station to meet Hazrat S a hib. They asked him many questions. One was that the Ahmadis had one room that was upstairs and they wanted to use it for a mosque. Hazrat S a hib said this is the question for the municipality. The 36 This casual statement is not to be misunderstood to mean that blood transfusions are forbidden or frowned upon in Islam. It may mean that blood transfusions do not create a natural bond that is recognized in the Shari‘ah for marital and inheritance purposes, or that transfusions are not naturally occurring phenomena. [Writer]