First Grain of Sand — Page 183
THE JOURNEY TO HOME 167 He wrote down the name and address of the hotel where I was staying and said he would notify me in two or three days. I told him I had nothing to eat and requested some allowance to cover such expenses over the next few days. He gave me two Tomans [20 Iranian Rials]. Then he called me back two days later and told me that the Senior Ambassador has ordered that I come to Tehran to meet him and arranged for me to get a ride in a car heading to Tehran. Upon my request, he gave me a small allowance for meals and told me whatever expense is spent on me will be taken back from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. I took the car ride to Tehran, which was quite far away, and arrived the next day. Tehran is the Capital of Iran. When I had originally departed from Qadian, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II had sent three of us on our way. The third respected individual was Hazrat Shahzadah Abdul Majid who was from Ludhiana and originally from the royal family of Kabul. He was a Companion of the Promised Messiahas who was a very pious Godly person. He was fluent in Persian and at Huzoor's instruction, travelled to Tehran at his own expense. He was a fine man and was getting of age now. When in Tehran, I set out to search for Shahzadah Abdul Majid and with the grace of God, found him quite quickly. I was surprised to see his condition. With extreme sincerity, he traveled to Iran at his own expense and soon ran out of money. He had no property as a source of income and was destitute, to the point where he had to sell his clothes to get by. When I met him, he had a tiny bed to sleep on and a traditional rug. He was so hard up that he had no money to even wash his clothes or take a shower. However, he had so much trust in God that he would not write to