Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 88
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen The Way of the Righteous 88 Qur'an and Bukhaari Shareef and, on the completion, he told me, “ My dear son, with the completion of these two studies, you have acquired all the knowledge that you need, and what is over and above it, is simply an explanation and elucidation. ” The author of Hayaat-i-Noor-ud-Deen (p. 154) outlining some of the additional activities of Hakeem Sahib says: His daily routine included many facets of the activities. Early in the morning, he would see the patients. In his teaching sessions, he would then teach his students the books of Hadith and also of medicine, followed by the books of the Promised Messiah. After Asr prayer, he would hold daily Dars-i-Qur'an (reading the Holy Qur'an and giving a commentary on the verses under recitation). He also used to hold in trust the cash and valuables of the guests, look after the poor, and handle the correspondence and respond to letters on medical and religious questions. It was his custom that from morning to evening, with the exception of the prayers, he would be seen sitting at one place attending to the people, who had come to see him. He used a simple mattress for sitting and there was no formal carpet, etc. It looked like an open court - everybody with his own individual need whether for medical treatment, or need of the money, or a matter requiring his attention would come and take his turn. He made a point to hold a separate teaching session of the Holy Qur'an for women. Correspondence With Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Hakeem Sahib was in correspondence with Sir Syed Ahmad Khan from the day when Sir Syed Ahmad Khan selected him along with another person to write a commentary on the Torah and this correspondence-link continued over the years even in Qadian. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan published a book, Ad-Du ‘ aa wal- Istijaabah , in which he contended that prayer did not help in attainment of what was desired and God did not interfere with the