Blessings of Prayer — Page 36
Barak a tud Du‘ a 36 deny the existence of such inheritors and to contend that the profundities of Prophethood are mere tales of the past which do not and cannot exist today, and that we do not have any example of them before us. This is not so, for in such a case Islam could not be called a living religion. It would be dead like other religions, and belief in Prophethood would only be a tale referable to times gone by. But this is not what God Almighty intended. He knew that in order to prove that Islam is an ever-living religion, and to establish forever the reality of Prophethood, which should silence the deniers of revelation for all times to It was the loss of faith that took away the light of wisdom. All at once people fell for the drop, And turned their backs to the flowing river. They ridicule [the concept] of paradise and resurrection, Calling it an absurd and illogical myth; Upon the mention of angels, They deem it contrary to intellect of the wise. O Sayyid! the leader of such people! Be warned, for you are off the right path. Whatever has gone into your mind in your old age! Do repent; the path you tread is not the right path. I fear lest due to such thoughts, You might one day reject the existence of God Himself! Desist sire! for to delve in matters Divine Is sheer madness. Nothing comes of conjecture, Do back away, for these are not matters to trifle with. O dear sir, beseech Allah the Almighty to grant you spiritual sight! Secrets of the Divine realm are not a bounty that can be acquired by force. [Publishers]