Fazl-e-Umar — Page 273
Fazle Umar 273 published with translation, and in some cases translation with commentary, in 70 languages. C OM M E n TA R y OF T H E H OL y Q U R ’ A n b y H A d H R AT M U SL E H M AU ’ O O d [ra] The fathomless ocean of Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood’s [ra] knowledge is exposed in his magnum opus, the Tafseer Kabeer, an exhaustive ten thousand page com- mentary on the Holy Qur’an. In this astounding work, Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] uncovered his mastery in the field of history, philosophy, psychology, geology, linguistics, medicine, astronomy, cosmology, Egyptology and many more. He pos- sessed great versatility of mind and the range of his intellect was unmatched among his contemporaries. The Qur’an was infinite in possible meanings even as the physical world was infinite in properties and attributes. Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] clearly chal- lenged the intelligentsia of the world that through the Holy Qur’an he would disgrace all false knowledge as well as corroborate those natural laws, which are unanimously proved to be universal and unchanging. The Qur’an passes verdict on all branches of knowledge clearly stating its position. It’s concepts are not such as to be universally accepted as truth today only to be proved false by the advanced intellectual enlighten- ment of tomorrow. The first thing that comes to light upon studying Huzur’s commentary is the truth of the claim of the Holy Qur’an of being a world of knowledge. There is no such knowledge in the world, whether new or ancient, scientific, political, economic or social that is not mentioned in Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood’s [ra] commentary. The reader is given a tour through this world of wonders. The world of external nature seems finite in comparison with the infinity of