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places of His revelation. He who loses himself in seeking. His pleasure becomes a manifestation of His miraculous power. [Kashf-ul-Ghițā', Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 14, pp. 187-188]. Bear in mind that it is our faith that the last book and last law is the Holy Qur'an and that thereafter till the Day of. Judgement, there is no law-bearing Prophet nor any recipient of revelation who is not a follower of the Holy. Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him]. This door is closed till the Day of Judgement, but the door of revelation through following the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] is ever open. Such revelation will never be cut off, but law-bearing Prophethood or independent Prophethood have been put to an end and will not be opened till the Day of Judgement. He who says he is not a follower of the Holy Prophet Muhammad [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] and claims that he is a law-bearing Prophet, or is a Prophet without bearing a law, is like one who has been carried away by a fierce flood and is thrown aside and cannot recover himself till he dies. [Review bar Mubāḥatha Batālwī and Chakrālvī, Rūḥānī. Khaza'in, Vol. 19, p. 213]. It is an attractive principle that promotes peace and lays down the foundations of good accord and helps moral conditions that we should accept as true all the Prophets, whether they appeared in India or Persia or China or in any other country, and God established their honour and greatness in millions of hearts and made firm the roots of their religions and let them flourish for centuries. This is the principle that the Qur'an has taught us and according to this principle, we honour the founder of every religion, which has become well established, whether of the Hindus or of the Persians or of the Chinese or of the Jews or of the Christians. [Toḥfah Qaisariyyah, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 12, pp. 259]. The truth of a Prophet might be known in three ways: