Bounties of the Gracious God — Page 58
58 among his Ummah, who is from among his perfect followers, who has partaken of all spiritual beneficence from his spirituality and is illuminated by his light. In such a case, the person is not some- one who is not of him nor is there any room for being jealous, nor will it be a prophethood that is separate from him. Hence, there is no need to be surprised about it. He is rather Ahmad him- self who has only appeared in another garb. No one feels jealous about his own image that Allah shows and manifests through a mirror. Nor does one feel resentful at the progress made by one’s pupils or sons. So, it is only such a person who is of the Prophet and who has lost himself in him, for he is at the ultimate point of self-effacement and is completely coloured in the Prophet’s colour and is wrapped in the Prophet’s mantle. The person finds existence through the existence of the Prophet and is nurtured to perfection through him. Indeed, this is the truth that testifies to the blessings of our Prophet and it shows to the people the glory of the Prophet through those of his followers who, by virtue of true love and devotion, have lost themselves in his blessed person. It would be foolish on the part of one who seeks to fight another due to this, for it is a tremendous proof from Allah that the Holy Prophet was without issue. Anyone who thinks and ponders does not require for this to be elaborated any further. The fact is that the Holy Prophet was not physically the father of any man; but in terms of beneficence of his prophethood, he is the father of every such person who attains spiritual excellence, and that he is the Seal of the Prophets and the Chief of those who have found acceptance with God. No one can enter unto Divine Presence until he bears an imprint of the Prophet’s seal and treads upon his Sunnah. Only after affirming his prophethood and being firmly