Perseverance — Page 63
Part II – My Life as a Muslim 63 beautiful blue coat with stripes, and a shalw a r kam ī z. The secretary was busy taking the money for the Fi t r a na and Eid fund. JULY 29, 1950 The Hazrat was invited to dinner at the home of an Ahmadi army officer. Arriving at the place the Hazrat, dressed in a blue coat and white turban, with his walking stick made a beautiful picture in the moonlight. There was trouble with the lights and it appeared the fuse was blown out. The Hazrat was led to his seat, walking down a long carpet. The group mostly consisted of non-Ahmadis. The Hazrat was greeted by the gathering with sal a ms. There were five generals who came and shook his hands, and sat themselves around him. The Hazrat opened the discussion on income tax and zak a h. Questions were asked and he answered them all. The dinner was buffet style. The Hazrat disapproved of buffet style dinners because the people are standing while eating, but the Holy Prophet saw had said that while eating and drinking, one should be seated. JULY 30, 1950 Hazrat S a hib was invited for tea at a non-Ahmadi’s home. We arrived there by motor car with two bodyguards, the Private Secretary, his doctor and myself. A man from New Zealand wanted to discuss with Hazrat S a hib the conditions in his country. They talked about the colored people and came to the conclusion that it was foolish to classify a people by their color of skin.