Book Name:Wah Kiya Baat Ghous e Azam Ki
Then Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه continued to mention the 4th, 5th, 6th right up until the 10th commentary of the same verse. After every commentary, I would ask ‘Allamah Ibn-e-Jawzi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه: ‘Do you know of this commentary?’ And every time he would answer, ‘yes! I am aware of this commentary.’
Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه mentioned the 11th commentary of the very same verse. Upon my enquiring this time too, ‘Allamah Ibn-e-Jawzi’sرَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه reply was the same, ‘yes! I am aware of this commentary.’
After the 11th commentary, Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه continued with the 12th commentary of the same verse. I asked ‘Allamah Ibn-e-Jawziرَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه : ‘Do you also know of this commentary?’
He رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه shook his head in negative, saying: ‘No, I don’t have the knowledge of this commentary.’
Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه then mentioned the 14th, 15th, 16th up to the 20th, then up to the 25th and then right up until the 30th commentary of the same verse. After the 11th commentary, for all the commentaries that were mentioned, ‘Allamah Ibn-e-Jawzi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه would reply the same answer: ‘I am now aware of this commentary, it is not in my knowledge.’
After mentioning 30 commentaries, Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه continued to mention more commentaries of that verse. To the extent that in that one gathering, Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه mentioned up to 40 commentaries of that one verse. After every commentary, he رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه would also mention the name of the commentator. Whereas, ‘Allamah Ibn-e-Jawzi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه replied to every commentary after the 11th commentary that ‘this commentary is not in my knowledge.’ (Bahjat-ul-Asraar, p. 224, with amendments)
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! Essentially if someone has to deliver a Bayan (speech), then he prepares for it beforehand, he studies various books and sets the format and structure of the Bayan in his mind. In fact, he would bring the entire Bayan or some important notes written with him so that he may deliver the Bayan with ease.