The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 133
Prophethood in Islam 133 mankind and of the angels be upon him who makes a claim beyond this even by as much as a particle. [Al-Istiftā, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 22, p. 637 footnote]. The Divine revelation: خدا کی فیلنگ اور خدا کی مہر نے کتنا بڑا کام کیا 102 means that God felt that, because of its widespread corruption, mankind was in need of a grand reformer, so the. Seal of God blessed a follower of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with the rank of being a follower on the one hand, and a Prophet on the other. Allah the Exalted, bestowed upon the Holy. Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) the. Seal for the purpose of conveying spiritual excellence, which had not been bestowed on any other Prophet and that is why he was named the Seal of Prophets. This means that obedience to the Holy Prophets bestows the excellences of Prophethood and his spiritual attention fashions Prophets. No other Prophet has been granted such spiritual power. This is the meaning of the Hadith: عُلَمَاءُ أُمَّتِي كَأَنبِياءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ 'The divines from among my people will be like the. Prophets of Israel. '. There were many Prophets from among the children of. Israel, but their Prophethood was not because of their obedience to Mosesas; rather it was a direct bounty from. God. That is why they were not designated Prophets in one aspect and the followers of a Prophet in another, but 102 'What a grand task has been accomplished by the 'feeling' of. God and His Seal. ' Note: This Urdu revelation contains the actual. English word 'feeling'. [Publisher]