The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 60
60. Essence of Islam II in the Holy Qur'ān as the Word of God and act upon it with full sincerity and who believe in Muḥammad, the chosen one (peace and blessings of Allāh be on him) as the true and perfect Prophet, who is better and higher and more exalted than all the Prophets and is Khātam-ulRusul, and accept him as their guide. Such revelation is not vouchsafed to the Jews and Christians and Āryās and. Brahmūs, but has always been vouchsafed to the perfect followers of the Holy Qur'an and is now vouchsafed to them and will continue to be vouchsafed to them. Though the prophetic revelation has been cut off as no longer needed, the revelation that is vouchsafed to the sincere servants of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of. Allāh be on him) will never be cut off. This revelation is a grand proof of the revelation which is special to Messengership and humiliates every opponent of Islām. As this blessed revelation with all its blessing and honour and greatness and glory is vouchsafed only to those honourable servants who are included among the Muslims and are the servants of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be on him), the followers of all other sects are deprived of this perfect light which carries the good news of nearness to God and of acceptance by Him and of His pleasure. Thus this holy revelation not only proves its own existence, but also proves that the Muslims alone are the people who are acceptable to God and who base themselves on the true faith, that all other people worship falsehood and are misguided and are under the wrath of. God. Ignorant people will say all sorts of things on hearing this and will shake their heads in denial or will ridicule me like foolish and wicked persons. They should know, however, that denial and ridicule are not the way of those who possess nobility and are seekers after truth, but