Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 60
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 60 I have conceived a plan to spend money on training a team of twelve people to whom a monthly stipend of Rs. 50 would be paid for meeting their expenses so that they can function as teachers and counsellors. According to this plan, the two scholars each would be assigned to the study of Arabic, Latin, Sanskrit and English. Each one of them would be expected to have a dual knowledge of English and Arabic. They would receive the training in Arabic and Arabic lexicon, first at Chiryakot, later in Calcutta, and after two years they would be back as authorities on the Arabic language. The other two went to the College at Aligarh and they were given Rs. 30. 00 monthly expenses at the suggestion of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan of Aligarh. Hakeem Sahib's plan did not meet the desired success, but it did reflect the depth of his commitment to the teachings of the Holy Qur'an and his love for it. He inculcated a love and dedication among hundreds of thousands of people to hear and learn the Holy Qur'an at his hand. Hakeem Sahib's Selection for Writing Commentary on the Torah Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, a known scholar of his time, was constantly engaged in searching out new avenues of knowledge. He was keen to engage a scholar to write a commentary on the Torah from the Muslim viewpoint. He summoned a scholar of Arabic and Latin, Maulavi Inaayat Rasool of Chiryakot. He appointed Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen as a co-ordinator in order to strengthen the team. The magazine, Munsif , mentioned his plan (in the issue of June 1922, p. 20): Maulavi Inaayat Rasool once mentioned to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan that Muslims should develop a commentary on the Torah from an Islamic viewpoint, and added that he was prepared to take up the work, as he was familiar with the interpretations and the numerous dates of the Torah. What were needed were a printing press and the staff.