The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 134
134. Essence of Islam-III were called independent Prophets and the dignity of. Prophethood was bestowed directly upon them. Leaving them aside, if we look at the rest of the children of Israel, we observe that they had very little guidance and righteousness. Few Auliyā'ullāh [friends of Allah] appeared among the followers of Moses as and Jesusas. Most of them were disobedient, vicious and worshippers of the world. That is why the Torah and the Gospel make no mention of the evidence of their spiritual influence. The. Torah frequently designates the companions of Moses as as disobedient, hard-hearted, sinful and rebellious. The. Holy Qur'an mentions that their disobedience had reached such a degree that on the occasion of a battle, their response to Moses as was: فَاذْهَبْ أَنْتَ وَ رَبُّكَ فَقَاتِلَا إنَّا هُهُنَّا قَاعِدُونَ 103. That is: 'Go thou and thy Lord and fight the enemy; here we shall sit. '. Such was the measure of their disobedience. In contrast, the hearts of the companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) were so inspired by love of God, and they were so affected by the spiritual attention of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), that they sacrificed themselves in the cause of God like sheep and goats. Can anyone show us followers of any previous Prophet, who demonstrated such sincerity and devotion? We have mentioned the companions of Mosesas. Now let us turn to the Jesus' disciples. One of them, Judas Iscariot, betrayed him in return for thirty pieces of silver. Peter, to whom had been committed the keys of heaven, cursed Jesus to his face 103 Al-Ma'idah, 5:25 [Publisher]