Fazl-e-Umar — Page 269
Fazle Umar 269 Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] spoke on the Holy Qur’an with such fondness. He would recite, sometimes repeating parts of the verses in a voice steeped in emotion. The audience were deeply affected, many with streaming eyes and convulsed hearts. During the recitation one could see the signs of love and devotion, admiration and attachment to the Holy Qur’an written on Huzur’s face. It was so completely enchanted by the Holy Book that it appeared as if his face had disappeared and only the love of the Qur’an remained. For hours the congregation would sit encapsulated, listening with rapt attention to those eloquent and scholarly speeches. His speeches were intellectual banquets at which those present were regaled to their great delight and enjoyment. He stimulated the intellects of those present, enlivened their faculties, incited them to climb moral and spiritual heights and sent them home greatly enriched and determined to carry out a spiritual revolution both inside themselves and in the world around them. No one experienced any fatigue or burden and at the conclusion of the meeting the gen- eral feeling was of regret that the banquet had not continued longer. This was not just the view of Huzur’s followers and those loyal to him. Those who opposed him also held this view. Those who were proclaimed great scholars, thinkers and poets in the Eastern world also held this view. Dr. Allama Iqbal had the good fortune to chair a gathering in Lahore in which Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] delivered a speech. In the closing remarks, Dr. Allama Iqbal stated that it had been a long time since he had heard someone deliver a speech that demonstrated such depth of religious knowledge. Dr. Iqbal was particularly impressed with the profound commentary on the verses quoted by Huzur during the speech. He went on to say that he did not want to speak for long as he did not want to lose the feeling of delectable gratification, which Huzur’s speech had left upon his heart. For this reason he brought his speech to a speedy end.