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360. Essence of Islam-III. Muḥammad Hassan of Bhīn. He is even free to employ three or four Arab scholars who posses literary qualifications for this purpose. These commentaries should not be less than four juz 242 each. . . . If any of us fails to publish such a commentary within the appointed term-between 15 December 1900 and 25 February 1901-he will be considered false in his claim, and no further proof of his falsehood will be necessary. Peace be upon those who follow the guidance. . Announced by: Mirzā Ghulām Aḥmad. From Qādiān, 15 December, 1900. [Arba'in No. 4, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 17, pp. 479-484]. Knowledge of Arabic and the Holy Qur'ān as Signs of Divine Support. I once received the revelation: الرَّحْمَنُ عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ يَا أَحْمَدُ فَاضَتِ الرَّحْمَةُ عَلَى شَفَتَيْكَ 'The Gracious One has taught thee the Qur'ān. O. Ahmad, grace flows from thy lips. '. From this revelation I understood that God had, as a miraculous sign, bestowed two types of bounties on me with reference to the Holy Qur'ān and its language. (1) One is that I have been instructed, in an extraordinary manner, in the high insights of the Holy Qur'ān, in respect of which no one can compete with me. (2) Secondly, I have been bestowed such proficiency in the language of the Holy Qur'ān, namely Arabic, that all the opposing divines combined will not be able to compete 242. One Juz comprises 16 pages. [Firozul-Lughāt, Published by Feroz. Sons, Lahore, p. 458]