People of Knowledge; Greatly Esteemed in his eyes (Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih V’s (ra) Narration)
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih I (ra) narrates an incident in relation to the court of Hazrat Umar (ra) in the following manner. He says:
“A chief came to the gathering of Hazrat Umar (ra) and he was appalled seeing a 10-year-old child sitting there and thought what did boys have to do in such an esteemed gathering. Coincidentally, Hazrat Umar (ra) became upset owing to something that the chief did. He called for a jallad [a person who was assigned to flog others with a whip] but that very same boy exclaimed:
وَالْكَاظِمِيْنَ الْغَيْظَ
“[and those who suppress anger (Ch.3: V.135)]
“And then recited [the verse]:
وَ اَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِيْنَ
“[and turn away from the ignorant. (Ch.7: V.200)]
“The boy then said:
هٰذَا مِنَ الْجَاهِلِيْن
“[He is also from among the ignorant.] The complexion of Hazrat Umar’s (ra) face changed and he remained silent. At that time, his brother”, i.e. the brother of the boy who said this, “said, ‘You see, that very same boy, whom you considered inferior, has saved you.’”
(Haqaiq-ul-Furqan, Vol. 2, p. 122)