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(and still does) telecast its programmes 24 hours a day to the four corners of the world, making it possible for him to reach out to his followers around the world in particular and to humanity (especially the Islamic world) in general. Besides being a religious leader, he was a homeopathic physician of world fame, a highly gifted poet and a sportsman. He had his schooling in Qadian, India, and later joined the Govt. College, Lahore, Pakistan, and after graduating from J a mi‘ah Ahmadiyya, Rabwah, Pakistan with distinction, he obtained his honours degree in Arabic from the Panjab Univer- sity, Lahore. From 1955 to 1957 he studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He had a divinely inspired and very deep knowledge of the Qur’an which he translated into Urdu. He also partially revised and added explanatory notes to the English translation of the Holy Qur’an by Hadrat Maulaw i Sher ‘Al i (may All a h be pleased with him). 'Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth' is his magnum opus. Though he had no formal education in philosophy and science, he had a philosophical bent of mind and tackled most difficult and abstruse theologico-philosophical questions with great acumen and ease and his intellectual approach was always rational and scientific. For a layman he had an amaz- ingly in-depth knowledge of science, especially life sciences which attracted him most. He also had deep knowledge of human psychology. His was an analytical mind of high intelli- gence — an intellect scintillating with brilliance, capable of solving knottiest problems with ease, leaving his listeners and readers spellbound.