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130 Essence of Islam-III Prophethood by way of zill [reflection], which is to receive Divine revelation through the grace of Muhammadsa, shall continue till the Judgement Day, so that the door of spiritual perfection should not be closed on mankind and the sign which the high resolve of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) desired-namely, that the doors of converse with God should remain open and the comprehension of the Divine, which is the basis of salvation, should not become extinct. [Haqiqat-ul-Wahī, Rūņānī Khazā'in, vol. 22, pp. 29-30]. The question can be raised that as there have been many Prophets among the followers of Mosesas, it therefore fol- lows that the status of Mosesas was higher than that of the Holy Prophetsa. The answer is that these Prophets were raised by God independently of Mosesas, but there have been thousands of saints through the blessing of follow- ing the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and also the one who was both a follower and a Prophet. There is no other instance of such bounteous grace in the case of any other Prophet. Among the fol- lowers of Mosesas, with the exception of the Prophets, most other people were spiritually imperfect, and the Prophets themselves were raised independently of Mosesas. But among Muslims thousands achieved saint- hood by following the Holy Prophetsa alone. [Haqiqat-ul-Wahī, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 22, p. 30, footnote] Prophethood by way of Reflection When Maulavi Şahibzādah 'Abdul Latif Şahib came to Qādiān, not only did he have the advantage of listening to detailed reasons in support of my claim, but during the few months that he spent in my company in Qādiān and