Fazl-e-Umar — Page 48
Fazle Umar 48 “The biggest lesson Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra] taught me was this that whenever I would raise a question while reading, he would state, ‘Mian keep reading. Deeply ponder this question yourself at home. ’” Hadhrat Hakeem Maulvi Nooruddin [ra] was the first elected Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community after the demise of the Promised Messiah [as]. He was renowned for his knowledge and excellence throughout the whole of India. Where he would permit others to ask questions, giving them detailed replies, he would not permit Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib the same right. One reason for this may have been that he considered Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib to be so brilliant that with some thought he could arrive at the answer by himself. The second reason seems to be that Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra] considered attainment of Quranic knowledge to depend more upon God’s Grace than mere effort. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra] was convinced that this child would learn the Holy Qur’an under God’s own stewardship and guidance. Initially Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib felt that Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra] treated him harsher than the other students. However, the reason for this distinction slowly began to dawn on him. Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib himself recalls: “…Hence, teaching me in this fashion, he stated, ‘whatever knowledge Noorud- din possessed he has taught it. ’ There was a subtle point hidden in this statement. A Muslim is only required to read the translation and understand it thoroughly. The rest of the knowledge comes through God-given insight. For that one must make the necessary effort and seek it from Allah. If I had written down all I was taught by Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra] then where would I have found the answers to all these objections that are being raised against Islam? Was he to live forever? No! For this reason he taught me this formula which was to prove useful even after his death. ” 24