This happened about four years ago. As per our longstanding family tradition, we send cooked fish to Huzurala, Syedi Mazoon Saheb and Syedi Mukasir Saheb on the first of every month (mahina ni pehli taarikh). On the first of Mohurrum on this occasion, I purchased three fishes and prepared to take one to Surat to present to Huzurala and send one one to Dubai for Mukasir Saheb.

I went to Raudat Tahera for ziyarat at 830 before sending the fish for cooking and taking the 11:30 train to Surat. I had just about put my head on the the marbled floor when I heard Syedna Taher Saifuddin’s unmistakable voice: “Mazoon sahib ne tu machchi devaney bhuli gayo chhey!” I rose with a start, completed my ziyarat, ran out of Raudat Tahera, sought someone’s help to take the second fish to Syedi Mazoon Saheb with apologies and drove off to Bandra to catch my train!

-         Shaikh Turabbhai Potia, Bombay