Perseverance — Page 144
144 – the story of al-haj Rashid ahmad american and asked, “How is it possible that you have been here so long and you are only on the second part?!” I replied, “I have finished the Holy Qur’ ā n many times in Arabic with the commentary, but in the school, I am only in the second part. ” He said, “Okay. I’ll find out. ” He sent for the Wak ī l Tal ī m in charge of education and asked, “Why are you wasting this man’s time? The man has come here to learn and you have not provided him with adequate education. ” The Wak ī l Tal ī m answered, “I have made provision for his education, so if he is not receiving it, it is not my fault. ” Huzoor ra then called for the Principal of J ā mi‘ah to investigate the matter further. The Principal similarly responded that this was not his fault, but the fault of the teacher. Huzoor ra then called for the teacher. After Huzoor’s investigation, it was determined that of these three men, the Principal of J ā mi‘ah was to blame for the situation. Huzoor ra removed him from his position and replaced him with Maul a n a Abul At a. A new Urdu teacher was assigned to me. He suggested to the new Principal that I should go from the 4 th Urdu book back to the 3 rd. The new Principal told the teacher that I should not be put back unless I put in writing that I wanted to go back to the 3 rd book. This was out of their fear that I may tell Hazrat S a hib that I was being held back. However, I feared that if I did that, then I might be blamed for refusing to go further in my studies. I was never asked to do this, but I was informed of this conversation with the Principal from my new Urdu teacher. While in Rabwah I was blessed to meet some of the best Ahmadi scholars. The following is a rare picture of the three men