Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 104
EMINENT DIVINE Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I 104 its fill. It is healing, it is mercy, it is light, it is guidance. " When asked how should the Quran be studied he made answer: "The Quran is the easiest book in the world to read, for him who is keen on studying it. The first and most essential condition for its study is righteousness. God has promised that He will teach a righteous one the Quran. A student of the Quran needs leisure and freedom from anxiety about earning his livelihood. If he pursues the ways of righteousness, God provides for him whence he cannot conceive of, and becomes his guardian. "The second condition for the study of the Quran is due striving with full devotion to God, whereby God has promised to resolve all difficulties. "The method of studying the Quran is that the student should first read it from beginning to end as if it is being revealed to him and every verse is addressed to him. For instance, where mention is made of Adam as and Ibl i s, he should check up on himself and enquire from himself whether he is Adam as or Ibl i s , and so on throughout. Where he encounters a difficulty he should note it down. In his second reading he should include his wife and children. He will find most of the difficulties of his first reading resolved. In his third reading he should include his friends. His fourth reading should be addressed to a wider circle. He should pray constantly for the resolving of his difficulties. " 31