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! ! 268 who is the most righteous among you. ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 49: V. 14 ) The Holy Qur’ān c an Turn Illiterate People into t he Most Learned Ones Although we regard him to be a great scholar in the matter of faith , b y worldly standards, the Promised Messiah as did not have much [opportunity] in the way of seeking secular knowledge. H e wrote his books in the most miraculous way , al though by all appearances, he was not a learned person. For this reason, the maulv i s whom he addressed would taunt him by calling him a clerk , but God Almighty unl ocked the doors of knowledge for him. Look at my own situation. As a student, I failed my exams and was un able t o pass a single grade. Consequently , people complained to the Promised Messiah as that I was not paying attention to my studies. The Promised Messiah as called me and Hazrat Maulana Nur - ud - Din ra. I was worrie d as to how I would be punished, but the Promised Messiah as wrote out a passage and asked me to copy it. When I copied it accurately, he showed it to Haz rat Maulv i Sahib ra and said, “The c omplaint seems to be incorrect. ” That was my test and a fterwards, Haz rat Khalifa t - ul - Masih I ra taught me. His approach to teac hing was that he would read one passage of the Holy Qur’ān at a time. I n response to my questions , he would say, “ Mian, learn it for yourself. ” The Incomparable Commentary of t he Holy Qur’ān - A Challenge t o Present Day Scholars Academically speaking, there is no way that I can be termed a scholar. However , I have studied the Holy Qur’ān as the Holy Qur’ān should be studied and thus have benefited from it. I am now able to challenge all riva l scholars to compete with me over the commentary of any verse from the Book of God. With Divine help, I will In S h a ’ Allah offer such an understanding of it , that the world will stand amazed. W hatever the topic may be and w ithout thinking over it beforehand , I can stand up and have God Almighty open the doors of its knowledge to me. God Almighty has revealed to me such insights to the Holy Qur’ān , which have not been given to anyone within the