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The Holy Prophetsa 217. America about these matters, so that these matters might be conclusively established. I invited them that if anyone claimed that spiritual life could be achieved by any other means, without following the Khātam-ul-Anbiyā' [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] he should come forth in opposition to me, and that failing this he should come to me as a seeker after truth, in order to witness the blessings and signs that are bestowed on me; but no one offered to come with sincerity and good faith and by keeping aloof they proved that they are all floundering in darkness. [Ā'īna-e-Kamālāt-e-Islām, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 5, pp. 221-222]. We know for certain that the greatest Prophet of God and. His best beloved is Muḥammad, the chosen one [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him]. The followers of other. Prophets are in darkness having nothing with them except old stories and tales. But the Muslims always receive fresh signs from God Almighty. Therefore, among Muslims there are found many persons of understanding, who believe in God with such certainty as if they beheld Him; but other people have not this certainty concerning God Almighty. Therefore, our soul bears witness that the true and right religion is Islām alone. . . . . The miracles of our Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of. Allāh be on him] are not mere stories. By obeying the. Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] we experience those signs ourselves and, through the blessings of observation and experience, we arrive at complete certainty. How high is the status of that perfect and Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] whose Prophethood always furnishes fresh proof to seekers, and by the blessings of witnessing continuous