Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 62
62 HAZRAT RA rented a State-owned house near the Royal Palace in Kashmir. It was a small room in the upper story at a place where it was convenient for him to move back and forth from the court. That house was actually owned by the State and managed by an old man. People had warned Hazrat Maulawi Noor- ud-Deen ra that the old man was not a man of his word, and that he should have a written document attested by legal authorities, in order to stay there for a year. Therefore, Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud- Deena got the agreement written on a stamped paper. Two or three days later the manager came to Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra and said, 'Another person is offering to pay double the rent you are paying. ' Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra told him that he had given him his word in writing. Although the manager had written the document himself, he replied that he did not trust it. Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra agreed to pay double the rent. The man came back after a short time and said, 'That person is ready to give four times the rent. ' Hazrat