The Promised Son

by Rashid Ahmad Chaudhry

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The Promised Son — Page 32

32 has disclosed to him with His special grace through intui- tion and revelation. He had also declared that he was bestowed with such a meaningful wisdom of the Holy Quran that, if anyone crit- icised the Holy Quran, he would convincingly silence and satisfy him through the Quran alone. He had many a time challenged others who wrote commentaries on Quranic wisdom. In a public gathering in Delhi in 1944 he reiterated his challenge about the interpretation of the truths and wisdom of the Holy Quran and declared: I do claim now again, and again, that even if thou- sands of scholars assembled to compete with me in writing commentaries of the Holy Quran, the world would accept and acknowledge that my commen- tary was unique in wisdom of divine and profound insights. His peers and, amongst them, his worst enemies became convinced of the superiority of his Quranic knowledge. Maulavi Zafar Ali Khan, Editor of the Daily Zamindar Lahore, an eminent Muslim leader, writer, and a bitter opponent of Ahmadiyyat, while addressing other opponent groups mentioned: Listen with your ears wide open! You and your