Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 119
CHAPTER IV [TRANSLATION OF REVELATIONS] 119 no sin and no type of injustice that they did not commit, but then becoming the followers of this Prophet, they were so drawn to God that it was as if God dwelt within them. I tell you truly that it was the spiritual attention of the Holy Prophet that pulled them out of a low life into a holy one. Those who entered Islam in hosts did not do so because of the sword. Rather it was the consequence of the sincere supplications and humble and passionate prayers which the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, offered in Makkah for thirteen years, so that even the soil of Makkah confessed that it was under the blessed feet of him whose heart proclaimed the Oneness of Allah so passionately that heaven was filled with his cries. God is in need of no one. He does not care whether anyone is rightly guided or goes astray. Therefore, the light of guidance which was so extraordinarily manifested in Arabia, and then spread to the rest of the world, was the conse- quence of the heartfelt anguish of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Followers of every religion digressed and strayed away from Tauḥid [Oneness of God] but the spring of Tauḥīd continued to flow in Islam. All these blessings were the result of the supplications of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as God Almighty has said [Surah ash-Shu'ara', 26:4] meaning: ‘Will you grieve yourself to death because they do not believe?' Thus, the reason why the followers of previous Prophets did not achieve such a high grade in right- eousness and piety was that those Prophets did not have the same degree of attention and anguish for their followers. It is a pity that the ignorant Muslims of this age did not appreciate their Noble Prophet as he deserved, and stum- bled in every issue. They interpret the Seal of Prophethood in a manner that is derogatory to the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, rather than praiseworthy, as if the pure soul of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had no power to bestow grace or to help perfect the souls spiritually, and he had been appointed merely to teach them the bare minimum of law. On the contrary, God Almighty teaches this Guide us in the right] اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ ummah the prayer path The path of those upon whom You have bestowed Your blessings', (Surah al-Fatihah, 1:6–7)]. Therefore, if this ummah is not the heir of the previous Prophets and have no share in this bounty, why were they taught this prayer? It is a pity that no one-on account of their bigotry and ignorance— duly reflects upon this verse. They are greatly eager that Ḥaḍrat ‘Īsā should descend from heaven, while the Holy Quran testifies that he is dead and وَأَوَيْنَهُمَا إِلَى رَبوَةٍ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ وَمَعِينٍ buried in Srinagar, Kashmir, as God Almighty says [Surah al-Mu'minun, 23:51] meaning: 'We delivered 'Isā and his mother from the hands of the Jews and conveyed them to a high mountain which was a place of comfort and elegance and had springs of clear water in it. ' This was