Tadhkirah — Page 932
932 1906 Abdul-Kar i m, 1132 son of ‘Abdur-Ra h m a n of Hyderabad Deccan, is a student in our school. The decree of Allah so ordained that he was bitten by a mad dog and we sent him for treatment to [the Pasteur Institute at] Kasauli, where he went through the treatment for a few days and then returned to Qadian. A few days later, he exhibited the usual symptoms of rabies which include agitation and hydrophobia—fear of water—which are normal results of being bitten by a mad dog. An alarming situation was created. I was deeply moved by pity for that helpless visitor and felt a strong urge towards supplication on his behalf. Everyone thought that the poor man would expire within a matter of hours. Finally, he was segregated in a house separated from the boarding facility with all due care and a telegram was sent to the Doctors of [the Pasteur Institute at] Kasauli, describing his symptoms and asking for instructions for treatment. A reply was received that nothing could be done for him. But I was moved in an extraordinary manner to continue my fervent supplications for the helpless visitor. My friends also begged me to pray for him, for every body sympathised with him because of his being helpless and away from home. There was also an apprehension that if he passed away our opponents would mock us viciously. My heart was filled with great agony and restlessness for him and a supernormal concentration— which is a pure bounty of Allah and cannot be achieved by human efforts alone, and if it is achieved, it shows an impact through Allah’s grace that may well-nigh revive the 1132 Miy a ń ‘Abdul-Kar i m was a resident of Yadgir, District Gulbargah, Hyderabad Deccan. He lived for 28 years after this incident and passed away in December 1934. [Jalal-ud-Din Shams]