Fountain of Christianity — Page 62
62 verse to have been closed to the Day of Judgement. Strangely enough, although they believe that God still hears as He did in the past, they do not believe that He also speaks in the same manner. If He does not speak in this age, then it is impossible to prove that He hears. These are extremely unfortunate people who believe God’s attributes to have been suspended, and they are the real enemies of Islam. Their interpretation of Khatm-e- Nubuwwat [Seal of Prophethood] is a negation of Prophethood itself. Can we take Khatm-e-Nubuwwat to mean that all the blessings that could result from obedi- ence to the Holy Prophet sa have now been barred, and that it is now futile to wish for Divine converse and dialogue? 39 If this is true, can they tell us what then is the use of following the Holy Prophet sa ? Dead is the relig- ion which possesses only past tales and dead is the religion for which the path to Divine recognition has been closed. But Islam is a living religion. The Holy Quran, in S u rah Al-F a ti h ah , declares Muslims to be the heirs to the excellences of all past Prophets, and it teaches them to pray for all the bounties that were given to them. Those who possess only tales of the past cannot be the heirs to these bounties. It is indeed a great pity that the fountain of all blessings has been made to flow before them, but they do not wish to drink even a little out of it! Returning to the subject under discussion, let me repeat 39 May Allah’s curse be upon those who lie. [Publishers]