Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part III — Page 213
Sub-Footnote Number One 213 from their homes to dwell in your quarters. They are A sha bu s - S uffah 1 in the eyes of Allah. Do you realize how magnificent in status the A sha bu s - S uffah will be? They will be very strong of faith. You will see their eyes shedding tears; they will call down blessings on you. They will supplicate: ‘Our Lord we have heard a Caller, calling people to the faith and a Summoner to Allah and a refulgent lamp. So we have believed. ’ Write down all these prophecies for they will be fulfilled in due time. Here, one should not let doubt enter one’s mind as to how a humble follower can share the names, qualities, or excellences of that beloved Prophet. It is undoubtedly true that not even a Prophet can truly equal the Holy Prophet in his holy excellences. Even the angels cannot dream of attaining those heights, let alone that anyone else should achieve an excellence comparable to him. But O seeker after truth— ہللا أرشدك [may Allah guide you]—listen carefully that, in order to perpetuate the bless- ings of His beloved Prophet, and so that the perfect rays of his light and his acceptance may always continue to refute and silence the oppo- nents, the Benevolent God has so ordained by His perfect wisdom and mercy that when certain individuals belonging to this ummat-e-Mu- h ammadiyyah follow the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, with such humility and meekness as to reach the state of self-annihilation, then God—finding them to be utterly selfless and clear like a mirror—causes the blessings of His beloved Prophet to be reflected through their selfless beings. Whatever praise is bestowed upon them by God, and whatever signs, blessings, and miracles are manifested by them, the true source of all their praise and the perfect 1. In one corner of the Prophet’s mosque in Madinah, a covered platform was prepared which was known as ‘ S uffah’. This served as the resting place of indi- gent Emigrants who dedicated themselves to the worship of Allah, the com- pany of the Holy Prophet saw , and recitation of the Holy Quran. They became known as A sha bu s - S uffah. [Publishers]