Life of The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 11
11 Since the family of the Promised Messiah as revered education, their home had a vast library. The Promised Messiah as would remain busy in reading. The Holy Quran was his favourite book, reading repeatedly and reflecting upon its meaning. He would then pray: O Allah! This is Your word. I will understand it only if You explain it to me. Hazrat Mirza Sultan Ahmad ra, the eldest surviving son from the first marriage of the Promised Messiah as, narrates that the Promised Messiah as may have read the Holy Quran about 10,000 times. 9 To demonstrate the truth of Islam, the Promised Messiah as exten- sively studied all faiths, then published articles to prove Islam’s truth- fulness. The Promised Messiah as would study with such concentra- tion that his father occasionally had to stop him to protect his health. The Promised Messiah as also read various newspapers, Akhbar-e- Aam being his favourite. He would fully read a newspaper and, if he found anything against Islam, he would send his response to it. Thus, he simultaneously carried out both extensive reading and writing. We will narrate an incident which demonstrates the grand purpose of the Promised Messiah as. Once there was a cricket match among the