Fazl-e-Umar — Page 47
Fazle Umar 47 R E L IG IOU S E d U C AT IO n U n d E R H A d H R AT M AU L v I nO ORU dd I n Hadhrat Maulvi Nooruddin sahib advised Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib not to read by himself. He encouraged him to come to him for lessons. Hence, with great determina- tion Hadhrat Maulvi Nooruddin sahib read the whole Qur’an to him with translation followed by Bukhari. He did not go through the Qur’an slowly; he would only elaborate on the odd occasion, otherwise he would quickly read through the chapters. He was able to read the whole Qur’an with Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib within three months. Thereafter absences started to creep in. After the death of the Promised Messiah [as] , Hadhrat Maulvi Nooruddin sahib, Khalifatul Masih I [ra] again urged him to finish the whole of Bukhari with him. Although there were absences from time to time they persevered in fulfilment of the promise they made to the Promised Messiah [as] to complete both the Holy Qur’an and Bukhari with Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra]. He learned medicine in addition to the commentary of the Holy Qur’an. He was able to complete the commentary within two months. He would sit Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib next to him. Sometimes he would read a full part of the Holy Qur’an with transla- tion and on other occasions only a portion of it. In the same way he covered the whole of Bukhari within two to three months. Once during Ramadan, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra] gave commentary (Dars) that covered the whole Qur’an. Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib had the good fortune to be in attendance for every lesson. He was also able to read some Arabic magazines with Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra]. Hence, this was the sum total of his education and it was during these days that Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib had a vision. 23 On another occasion, commenting upon the teaching technique of his revered teacher, Hadhrat Al Hajj Hakeem Maulvi Nooruddin [ra] , Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] states: