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ves during his days of struggle, were taking a heavy toll, but he paid the price with a smile. His 5'10 /s"' body that
normallyweighed around 112lbs, was losing its weight ounce by ounce, but he showed supreme indifference to
such private matters as his personal health. That should not interfere with his work. I was once again arguing and
pleading with him to put himself in the hands of competent doctors and to pay at least some attention to his
physical fitness. But I never succeeded in stopping the onward rush of the mighty ocean of his will that wanted to
sweep away all obstacles that stood as hinderances in the path of his people. In addition to his duties and
responsibilitiesasthePresident ofthe MuslimLeague,hehad also toshoulder the burdenoftheofficeofleaderof
theMuslimLeaguePartyintheCentralLegislativeAssembly.WeleftBombaysometimein[earlyNovember]1940
toattendasessionoftheAssemblyinDelhithatwasbeingheldthere,inspiteofslighttemperaturethathehadbeen
running for the previous few days. He had his dinner, and the train was racing onwards to its destination under a
clearsky,studdedwithinnumerabletwinklingstars.Ashelayinbed,hesuddenlyshoutedoutloud,asifsomebody
had pierced him with ared hot iron. I was soon by his side, and inquired the reason of his shouting. The severity of
thepainhadbenumbedhispowerofspeech,andallthathecoulddowastopointnormallyweighedaround112
lbs, was losing its weight ounce by ounce, but he showed supreme indifference to such private matters as his
personal health. That should not interfere with his work. I was once again arguing and pleading with him to put
himself in the hands of competent doctors and to pay at least some attention to his physical fitness. But I never
succeededinstoppingtheonwardrushofthemightyoceanofhiswillthatwantedtosweepawayallobstaclesthat
stood as hinderances in the path of his people. In addition to his duties and responsibilities as the President of the
MuslimLeague,hehadalsotoshouldertheburdenoftheofficeofleaderoftheMuslimLeaguePartyintheCentral
Legislative Assembly.We left Bombaysometimein[earlyNovember] 1940to attend asession ofthe Assemblyin
Delhi that was being held there, inspite of slight temperature that he had been running for the previous few days.
Hehadhisdinner,andthetrainwasracingonwardstoitsdestinationunderaclearsky,studdedwithinnumerable
twinklingstars.Ashelayinbed,hesuddenlyouncebyounce,butheshowedsupremeindifferencetosuchprivate
matters as his personalhealth. Thatshould notinterferewith hiswork.I was once againarguingandpleadingwith
himtoputhimselfinthehandsofcompetentdoctorsandtopayatleastsomeattentiontohisphysicalfitness.ButI
never succeeded in stopping the onward rush of the mighty ocean of his will that wanted to sweep away all
obstacles that stood as hinderances in the path of his people. In addition to his duties and responsibilities as the
President of the Muslim League, he had also to shoulder the burden of the office of leader of the Muslim League
PartyintheCentralLegislativeAssembly.WeleftBombaysometimein[earlyNovember]1940toattendasession
of the Assembly in Delhi that was being held there, inspite of slight temperature that he had been running for the
previousfewdays.Hehadhisdinner,andthetrainwasracingonwardstoitsdestinationunderaclearsky,studded
withinnumerabletwinklingstars.Ashelayinbed,hesuddenlyshoutedoutloud,asifsomebodyhadpiercedhim
with a red hot iron. I was soon by his side, and inquired the reason of his shouting. The severity of the pain had
benumbedhispowerofspeech,andallthathecoulddowastopointweighedaround112lbs,waslosingitsweight
ounceby ounce, but he showed supreme indifference to such private matters as his personal health. That should
notinterferewithhiswork.Iwasonceagainarguingandpleadingwithhimtoputhimselfinthehandsofcompetent
doctorsandtopayatleastsomeattentiontohisphysicalfitness.ButIneversucceededinstoppingtheonwardrush
ofthemightyoceanofhiswillthatwantedtosweepawayallobstaclesthatstoodashinderancesinthepathofhis
people.Inadditiontohis duties and responsibilitiesasthe Presidentofthe MuslimLeague,hehadalsotoshoulder
theburden ofthe officeofleader ofthe MuslimLeague Partyin theCentral Legislative Assembly. We left Bombay
sometimein[earlyNovember]1940toattendasessionoftheAssemblyinDelhithatwasbeingheldthere,inspite
of slight temperature that he had been running for the previous few days. He had his dinner, and the train was
racing onwards to its destination under a clear sky, studded with innumerable twinkling stars. As he lay in bed, he
suddenly ves by ounce, but he showed supreme indifference to such private matters as his personal health. That
should not interfere with his work. I was once again arguing and pleading with him to put himself in the hands of
competentdoctorsandtopayatleastsomeattentiontohisphysicalfitness.ButIneversucceededinstoppingthe
onwardrushofthemightyoceanofhiswillthatwantedtosweepawayallobstaclesthatstoodaswillthatwanted
to sweep away all obstacles that stood as hinderances in the path of his people. In addition to his duties and
responsibilitiesasthePresident ofthe MuslimLeague,hehad also toshoulder the burdenoftheofficeofleaderof
theMuslimLeaguePartyintheCentralLegislativeAssembly.WeleftBombaysometimein[earlyNovember]1940
toattendasessionoftheAssemblyinDelhithatwasbeingheldthere,inspiteofslighttemperaturethathehadbeen
running for the previous few days. He had his dinner, and the train was racing onwards to its destination under a
clear sky, studded with innumerable twinkling stars. As he lay in bed, he suddenly ves by ounce, but he showed
supreme indifference to such private matters as his personal with him to put himself in the hands of competent
doctors and to pay at least some Party in the Central Legislative Assembly. We left Bombay sometime in [early
November] 1940 to attend a session of the Assembly in Delhi that was being held there, inspite of slight
temperature that he had been running for the previous few days. He had his dinner, and the train was racing
onwardstoitsdestinationunderaclearsky,studdedwithinnumerabletwinklingstars.Ashelayinbed,hesuddenly
shouted out loud, as if some body had pierced him with a red hot iron. I was soon by his side, and inquired the
reasonofhisshouting.Theseverityofthepainhadbenumbedhispowerofspeech,andallthathecoulddowasto
pointweighedaround112lbs,waslosingitsweightouncebyounce,butheshowedsupremeindifferencetosuch
privatemattersashispersonalhealth.Thatshouldnotinterferewithhiswork.Iwasonceagainarguingandpleading
withhimtoputhimselfinthehandsofcompetentdoctorsandtopayatleastsomeattentiontohisphysicalfitness.
But I never succeeded in stopping the onward rush of the mighty ocean of his will that wanted to sweep away all
obstacles that stood as hinderances in the path of his people. In addition to his duties and responsibilities as the
President of the Muslim League, he had also to shoulder the burden of the office of leader of the Muslim League
PartyintheCentralLegislativeAssembly.WeleftBombaysometimein[earlyNovember]1940toattendasession
of the Assembly in Delhi that was being held there, inspite of slight temperature that he had been running for the
previousfewdays.Hehadhisdinner,andthetrainwasracingonwardstoitsdestinationunderaclearsky,studded
withinnumerabletwinklingstars.Ashelayinbed,hesuddenlyvesbyounce,butheshowedsupremeindifference
tosuchprivatemattersashispersonalhealth.Thatshouldnotinterferewithhiswork.Iwasonceagainarguingand
pleading with him to put himself in the hands of competent doctors and to pay at least some attention to his
physicalfitness.ButIneversucceededinstoppingtheonwardrushofthemightyoceanofhiswillthatwantedto