Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 61
Royal Physician of the State of Jammu 61 Sir Syed Ahmad Khan liked the idea. The printing press of the Scientific Society was assigned for this purpose. The references of the Torah as appearing in the magazines, Tehzibul Akhlaaq , and Khutabaat-i-Ahmadiyya , were printed at this press. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan suggested that another scholar of Hebrew, Hakeem Noor-ud- Deen, also be involved in this work. Maulavi Inaayat Rasool, however, for some reason, could not make himself available for this work ( History of Ahmadiyyat , vol. 4, p. 100). Hakeem Sahib's Perception and Intelligence Hakeem Sahib had remarkable perception, intelligence, and a photographic memory. This can be gauged from the fact that during a month's long journey he memorized twelve parts of the Holy Qur'an by heart. It is worth recalling a remarkable event, which speaks of his high intelligence, sharp memory and power of logic. Hakeem Sahib quoted in Mirqaatul Yaqeen (pp. 180-181): I was very keen to read the book, Tabaqaat-ul-Anwaar. It is a book on Hadith , and Mir Hamid Hussain Sahib had written seven hundred pages on it. This book was available from a Shia physician. When I requested to borrow the book, he said that he was prepared to loan the book on this condition: “ You may take the book after 10 p. m. and return it no later than 4 a. m. ” He made this condition with the idea that after an entire day's work I would not have the energy to read the book. Nonetheless, I agreed to the condition. I sent for the book at about 10 p. m. After reading and making a summary of the book when I was free, I asked my servant, "What is the time?" he responded, "There are still some minutes left before 4 a. m. " I directed him to take the book back to the Shia physician. After a few days, Sheikh Fateh Muhammad came to my house and said that both of them were invited to a feast by Elahi Bakhsh, a Shia scholar and a wealthy man. On the way to his house, Sheikh Fateh Muhammad told me that they were invited to take part in a religious debate, and if they lost the debate, they would be expected to convert to Shia Thought.