I have read of such claim but it falls within the exaggerations, it is true however that God did give him knowledge, but added to that was luck beyond any man can ever dream of. Qarun claimed his knowledge was the only source of his wealth.
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Historians tend to ignore any evidence from religious sources although these sources had devoted followers that insured or tried to insure the accuracy of the information. The most evidence I read of Mansa Musa's wealth are true but some might also fall into the fables category so why discredit religious sources and take into account only those provided by assumed historians?
I also read, or heard, somewhere that the level of scrutiny was/is much higher for religious sources, particularly for Christianity.