The Devotion of Life — Page 269
269 The Basis of a Community of Religious Scholars Huzur ra said: “It is important to create a strong group of religious scholars. Allah the Exalted has inclined me to take this matter in my hands so that a strong group of Muslim scholars is prepared as soon as possible through which the future succession of scholars can be carried on. Indeed, it is essential to have a group, each member of which, is an excellent scholar of the Holy Qur’an and Hadith and of the books of the Promised Messiah as , and includes the best of ‘qadis’ , theologians, experts of hadith and experts in the commentary of the Holy Quran. ” Importance of Learning “Allah the Exalted has now revealed to me that when these people complete their education in grammar they should be divided in different groups. Some should be given higher education in Islamic jurisprudence, some in hadith , some in commentary of the Holy Qur’an. This way, each group is taught different branches of knowledge. Next, after six months or so they should teach each other the subject that they have learnt. This way each person will be the other’s teacher and student and they all will gain excellence in different branches of knowledge. ” (Mutalibaate Tehrik-e-Jadid p. 80-81)