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64 allow him to settle wherever he likes. Therefore, go right now and release Imām M u s a Ri da from the prison’. The prime minister went to the prison, and before he could mention his reason for being there, Imām M u s a Ri da said, ‘You must hear my dream before you say anything’. he related his dream thus, ‘God gave me the glad tidings that I will be set free today before it is morning’. (Malf ūzā t, vol. 10, p. 187) Converting a Thief into a Saint Righteousness fills others, too, with awe and the Almighty God does not waste those who are pious. Syed ‘Abdul-Qādir J i l a ni rta, may Allah have mercy on him, was an illustrious saint who had a very pure soul. I read in a book that on one occasion he told his mother that his heart was greatly dismayed by the world. ‘It is my desire to search for a leader who can show me the ways of attaining tranquillity and comfort’, he said. When his mother observed that her son was not interested in worldly matters, she agreed and said: ‘Alright, I relieve you. ’ After saying this, she went inside and returned with eighty coins that she had saved. Then she said, ‘Of these coins, in accordance with the Islamic shariah, forty belong to you and forty to your elder brother. And so I give you your share of forty coins. ’ Then, she sewed the forty coins into the underarm of his shirt and advised him to take out the coins upon reaching a safe des- tination and to use them as he so required. Syed ‘Abdul-Qādir rta