Chini Sahib’s son, Dr Daud Sahib writes, “He once told me that when he received a telegram from China informing him of the sad demise of his father and eldest brother, he was about to sit one of his Jamia exams. He remained focused by saying to himself that the sad news just received was a test from God Almighty, in the same way that this Jamia exam was a test, and so he proceeded to sit the exam and did not waste any time.”
Chini Sahib said, ‘I am putting these sentiments in poetic form so that I will be able to benefit from these in the future
Whenever we used to attend any function, he would introduce Ahmadiyyat to the people and distribute literature. Even when his illness rendered him unable to walk and he had to use the wheelchair, he would insist on having some big books in the compartment of his wheelchair, installment loans Arizona so that he could distribute this to people.” His son says, “When I was young and would visit my father’s office, if I ever tried to use a pen or pencil from my father’s office, he would not allow me to do so. He would say to my mother, ‘Buy him his own pen as he is in need of one.’ If we ever needed something photocopied, he would instruct us to bring the paper from home and only then use the photocopy machine.”
He further says, “He used to instruct us to learn the attributes of God; and that we should memorise all the names of God that reflect His attributes. He wrote a poem in the Chinese language venerating the hundred attributes of God. He used to recite this poem every night. He also set a competition between us siblings about who could memorise the most attributes of God and would also give a prize for that.”
Perhaps two or three months ago, he came to visit me with his son-in-law and his family. His son-in-law writes, “As he was unable to speak, he wrote down three points of what he wished me to ask. It said, ‘I am very frail now and unable to stand up by myself. This is why I am sitting in the wheelchair. I apologise for this.’”
He had great reverence for Khilafat. “He also said to pray for him that until his last breath, he could continue to preach the message of Islam. He also asked to be permitted to work from home as he was unable to go to the office.” This was his commitment to his work. It was not the case that since he was at home he should sit idle. His desire was to continue to work from home.
When Chini Sahib went for Hajj, his son-in-law was with him. ‘ In our Hajj party, there were some other people who asked respected Osman Chini sahib, about what he was writing? He explained to them in brief, ‘I am praying for my fellow Chinese people, that may God Almighty bestow them guidance towards the true Islam.’ At this, the person who asked the question was rather astonished that this old frail gentleman, who could barely walk without any support was worried for the guidance of his fellow Chinese people.”
He says, “Osman Sahib wrote a poem in Chinese expressing his sentiments of supplication
Chini Sahib writes in his biography, “In China the teachings of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism have all been amalgamated. Many Chinese people follow the teachings of all three of these religions at the same time. However, in this day and age they have mixed these teachings to form a new religion. In this religion a special focus is given to the moral state of an individual.” Chini Sahib then writes, “When my interview was published in three separate Chinese newspapers, the Dasta Society in Malaysia (which is a new religion of deism) also expressed a wish that I should write an article about the moral teachings of Islam. In this way they could publish the moral teachings of Islam along with the teachings of other religions in their magazine.”