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! ! 269 last thirteen hundred years, except for the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and the Promised Messiah as. Thus , all knowledge develops from sincerity and righteousness and not from pretentiousness. Experience this for yourself. R ead the Holy Qur’ān with sincerity and God Himself will endow you with its knowledge. At times, e xperts in various fields have come to me and ask ed me questions concerning their subjects. When I answer their questions correctly, they are amazed and ask me the names of the books I have read on the subject. At my response that I have read none, they reply that my answers indicate as if I have read many books on the topic. I answer that I ha ve read the most comprehensive b ook of knowledge. Ponder upon each word and statement of the Holy Qur’ān and the door to its knowledge will be opened for you. Even a woman of average ability can derive benefit from it. I have instruct ed you y ear after year, but you have not derived any benefit. May God enable me to see you obtain some benefit from this instruction this time. How t he Holy Qur’ān Should be Read The Holy Qur’ān is the first and foremost source needed to attain religious knowledge. It should be read with the intention t hat it is the Book of Allah, and it contains absolute knowledge. Question each word, and God Himself will provide you with the answer. Look closely. S imply saying Al - H amd u L illah reveals no insight. However, if you raise the question upon this statement of the Holy Qur’an and ask , “W hy are our parents and our teachers not deserving of praise [instead of God]? ” [You will notice] that the answer to this question already exists in [the subsequent statement of the Holy Qur’an which states,] Rabbu l ‘ Alamin [ Allah is the Lord of all the worlds]. Which means, H e is also the Lord of even those who are benevolent to wards you. Immediately , one understands why all praise is solely for God. This way the meanin gs will unfold before you. H owever , if your purpose is to receive blessings merely by reciting the words of the Holy Qur’ān , then there will be no benefit.