Fazl-e-Umar — Page 265
Fazle Umar 265 stances are created to recall this memory and information moves from the subconscious to the conscious mind. This information cannot be consciously recalled. Allah Almighty effectively attended to the critical period of Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib’s development. We refer to the time when the adult goals are formed between the ages of about twelve to eighteen. During adolescence there is a second refinement of the mental system, an all but final reorganisation for adulthood. Career choices are made, goals are set, and we decide who we want to be. Allah Almighty decided to imbue Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib with the finest curriculum and did so deliberately. In 1907, an angel taught him the commentary of Surah Fatiha. From then onwards, he was gifted with an amazing knowledge of the commentary of the Holy Qur’an. Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] recalls that he was around 17 years of age and had just launched the Tashheezul Azhan magazine. In a dream an angel appeared before him. Huzur states that this vision was a strange spectacle. It began with the sound of a chime. This noise spread out to form a vast landscape. A figure gradually began to emerge from within the plain and it became obvious that it was an angel. The angel asked, ‘Shall I teach you the commentary of Surah Fatiha?’ The Angel began to teach Huzur. When he reached iyakanahbodo (Ch. 1:V. 5) the angel said, “none of the scholars wrote the commentary beyond this point but I shall teach you the commentary beyond this verse. ” The angel proceeded to teach him the commentary of the rest of the Surah. Upon reflection Huzur was led to infer that up to verse 5 requires human effort, which terminates at this point. Man is unable to give commentary on those verses that require God’s commentary and lie outside the knowledge of man. Upon waking in the morning Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib had forgotten what he had been taught by the angel. Sometime after this vision, he was explaining to a group of