Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 97
BIRTH OF A SPECIAL SON 97 Quran. He was extremely happy when Abdul Hayee completed his first reading of the Holy Quran. Maulawi Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen ra said to him: Son! I desire ten things from you. Of these, you have accomplished one-tenth today: (1) Read the Quran; (2) Then memorize it; (3) Then read its translation; (4) Then act upon it; (5) Then live your whole life like this until death overtakes you; (6) Then teach the Quran; (7) Then have it memorized; (8) Then recite its translation; (9) Then have people act upon its teachings; and (10) Then let death overtake you while you are in that state. He also arranged for a great feast on this joyous occasion in obedience to the command of the Promised Messiah as.