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cannot therefore be considered Satanic suggestions. Can any. Muslim follower of the Quran believe that Satan can be given knowledge, like the Prophets and the angels, of that which is hidden so that none of his disclosures should lack truth?'45. The aforementioned statement by the then leader of the Jamait. Ahle Hadeeth has raised a very appropriate question in relation to the nature of revelation and one is certain that no Muslim follower of the Quran could even remotely contemplate the feasibility of Satan being given knowledge of the hidden like the prophets and angels of God. But people like Abdul Hafeez who profess faith in Islam and claim to be scholars of the Holy. Quran believe Satan's knowledge to be superior to that of the. Messengers of God Almighty. This is evident from his naive statement that, God forbid, Satan was the teacher of God. Almighty's blessed Angels. 146 How could any sane Muslim believe that an accursed being could ever be blessed with the honour of being a teacher of Allah's Messengers?. According to the wisdom contained in the Holy Quran, apostles of God Almighty are also recipients of Divine help. Hence, one observes that Hadhrat Ahmad'sas contemporaries bore testimony of being witness to him being assisted by God. For instance, at the time of the Conference of Religions held at Lahore in. December 1896, a Muslim editor of an independent Indian periodical observed: 'If the paper of Mirza Sahib had not been there, Muslims would have faced degradation and shame at the hands of other religions. But the powerful hand of God saved holy. Islam from defeat, and through that paper granted Islam such a triumph that let alone its adherents, even the opponents cried out spontaneously: This paper is the best of all! This paper is the best of all!'48 45. Ibid. , 46. Shah, Sayid Abdul Hafeez, Two in One, p. 40° 48 Guhar Asafi, Calcutta, January 24, 1897 47. Al Quran 40. 52 16