Once Nizam-ud-Din, a mistri [master mason] and member of my Jama‘at, wrote to me from his residence in Sialkot that a dangerous criminal case had been filed against him and there was no ostensible chance of acquittal, that he was deeply fearful and his enemies wanted him to get entrapped and were very jubilant. He added that he had written to me after being despaired of obvious recourses. He further said he had pledged in his heart that he would send fifty rupees to me in gratitude to God Almighty in the event of his acquittal.
This letter of his was shown to a number of people and I supplicated earnestly and he was intimated about it. After a few days, his letter, accompanied by fifty rupees, came saying that God had rid him of that calamity. Then, after a few weeks, another letter came saying that the Government advocate had reopened the case on the plea that the [earlier] judgment was flawed and the Deputy Commissioner, after granting the plea of the advocate, had forwarded the English version of the judgment, along with his recommendation, to the Commissioner. He wrote that this new attack was, therefore, more dangerous than the earlier one and was much more worrisome. He further said, ‘In this state of anxiety, I have again promised to myself that if I survive the attack this time, I shall present another sum of fifty rupees as a token of my gratefulness. Please do pray fervently for me.’
This is a summary of the two letters following which supplication was made. After this, hardly a fortnight had passed when the letter of Nizam-ud-Din Mistri arrived which is reproduced below as is:
Letter of Nizam-ud-Din Mistri
[In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. We praise Him and invoke His blessings upon His Noble Messenger.]
O our Messiah and Mahdi! The Incontrovertible Proof of God on Earth! May Allah’s peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.
For your sake alone, Allah the Almighty has once again shown mercy to me. Yesterday Commissioner Lahore rejected and returned the appeal of the opposing party. [So Allah be praised and thanked for it]. My humble self will personally appear before [your Honour] to present the fifty rupees that I had previously pledged.
Your humblest servant,
Nizam-ud-Din Mistri
Sialkot City Near Post Office