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! ! 266 innocence. Haz rat A’isha h ra studied the Holy Qur’ān as it should be studied , therefore, she a cquired an understanding of it which was superior to that of men. If you also s t rive to contemplate and comprehend it in the same way, you will derive the same benefits and you need not depend on any one to acquire any type of knowledge. The Holy Qur’ān contains knowledge f or every age. If one reflects upon it with God’s help , one can unlock the doors to astounding knowledge for people around the world. The Holy Qur’ān i s a Treasure of Knowledge Take the Holy Qur’ān as a simple example. T hirteen hundred years ago , it described the time of the Promised Messiah as. It says : ُﻋ ِّﻄ َﻠ ۡﺖ ا ۡﻟ ِﻌ َﺸ ﺎ ُر ِا َذ ا َو “ And when the she - camels, ten month s pregnant , are abandoned , ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 81: V. 5 ) Which means that t ravel by ca mels would be rendered obsolete. T oday, t he world has invented trai ns , which proves what the Holy Qur’ān revealed m any years ago that a time will come when these conveyances will no longer be required due to the invention of a new means of transportation. َو ِا َذ ا ا ۡﻟ ُﻮ ُﺣ ۡﻮ ُش ُﺣ ِﺸ َﺮ ۡت “ And when the wild beasts are gathered together , ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 81: V. 6) Which means that inferior and ignorant nations will gain respect and a time will come when they awaken to demand their rights and the world will be required t o give them their rights. Merely r eflect on the issue of elections and you will see how perfectly this prophecy is affirmed. H ighly respect ed Brahmans [the highest caste in Hinduism] knock on the doors of Chooray [ lower - class street sweepers ] to ask for their votes. ُز ِّو َﺟ ۡﺖ ا ﻟ ُّﻨ ُﻔ ۡﻮ ُس ِا َذ ا َو “ And when people are brought together , ”