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Fazle Umar 49 On another occasion he stated: “Allah Almighty has now blessed me with so much knowledge …but it was he who created a relish and craving for this Book (Qur’an) and he set me on the right course concerning its commentary. And He laid such foundations upon which I was able to build a structure. For this reason I always consciously pray for him. ” 25 S T RO n G A F F I n I T y F OR R E L IG IOU S E d U C AT IO n Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood’s [ra] interest and inclination towards religious knowledge appears to have been completely different and distinguished from his interest in worldly knowledge. His interest in his maths class was non-existent, which he stopped attending altogether due to poor health. He did not show much interest even in the other subjects. Attendance at school became scarce. Contrast this with his interest for religious knowledge. Sometimes he would sit and wait all day in the anticipation that Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra] may be able to spare him a few moments from his busy schedule to teach him something new. He possessed such fervour for religious knowledge that there was no question of his physical ailments being a hindrance. In fact, the extraordinary difficulty he had to endure in this regard resulted in him being affected by further illness. Hence, he states: “No one else could learn in the way that I learned from Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I. He would read half a part of Bukhari and in certain places he would elaborate on a point. Sometimes I would wait a whole day to receive tuition from him. I was unable to eat on time. This affected my digestive system. Once I had a headache after returning from study. Mother asked me, ‘what have you been reading?’ I replied that I do not read. Only Maulvi sahib reads. My mother reported this to Maulvi sahib. Hadhrat Maulvi sahib said, ‘Mian! You should