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40. Essence of Islam II spiritual grace. The grace of previous Prophets came to an end at a certain stage and now those peoples and their religions are dead. There is no life in them. But the grace of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be on him) continues till the Day of Judgement. That is why it is not needed that a Messiah should come from outside for his people. To be brought up under the shadow of the. Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be on him) can convert a humble person into a Messiah, as God has done in my case. [Chashma-e-Masīḥī, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 20, p. 389]. Revelation: the Highest Stage of Divine. Understanding. Our claim is true and is clearly established that by treading along the straight path a true seeker can become the recipient of Divine revelation. My own experience testifies to it. Besides, every reasonable person can understand that there is no higher stage of the understanding of the Divine in this world than that a person should converse with his Gracious Lord-glory be to. Him. This is the stage where souls are completely satisfied and all doubts and suspicions are removed. . Having arrived at this stage of purification a person achieves the understanding for which he has been created. This stage is truly the key to salvation and to solving the problems of ephemeral existence. It proves how close the True Creator is to His weak creation. We have learnt of this stage by the light which is the Qur'ān. . That light gives us the good news that the fountain of revelation never runs dry. Any dweller of the East or the. West, when he searches for God Almighty and makes his peace with Him and removes the intervening veils in