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Answering a

couple’s silent

prayers

GAURAV Marwaha ran a business in Sadar Bazaar, Delhi,
which was not doing too well. He was advised by his cousin to
visit Guruji. He and his wife went to Guruji on their motorbike. His
wife, who’d sit on the rear of the bike, would pray to Guruji to do
something so that they could have a more comfortable ride.

Soon, the business began doing well and in less than a month,
the couple bought a car. They thought they had a stroke of good
luck. An old devotee pointed to Guruji’s invisible hand in the affair,
but the couple could not see it. Gaurav’s wife said she would be
convinced only if Guruji recognized her. The next time they came,
Guruji casually mentioned how many Muslims from Janakpuri were
coming for the sangat. Then, he amended his statement to say that he
was referring to Muslims from the trans-Yamuna area. Now, Gaurav’s
wife happened to be a Muslim living in Janakpuri. But within a few
weeks of Guruji’s statement, the couple shifted to the trans-Yamuna
area. And she got pregnant.

Days passed, the lady went for check-ups. Doctors warned of
complications and advised the couple to have an abortion. Devotees
told the couple that since they were coming to Guruji nothing would

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