The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 130
130. Essence of Islam-III. Prophethood by way of zill [reflection], which is to receive Divine revelation through the grace of. Muḥammadsa, 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-Waḥi, Rūḥānī 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 follows that the status of Moses as was higher than that of the. Holy Prophets. The answer is that these Prophets were raised by God independently of Mosesas, but there have been thousands of saints through the blessing of following 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 followers of Moses as, with the exception of the Prophets, most other people were spiritually imperfect, and the. Prophets themselves were raised independently of. Moses. But among Muslims thousands achieved sainthood by following the Holy Prophetsa alone. [Haqiqat-ul-Waḥī, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 22, p. 30, footnote]. Prophethood by way of Reflection. When Maulavi Ṣāḥibzādah 'Abdul Latif Ṣāḥib 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