Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 497
POSTSCRIPT [CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS] 497 blessings of Allah be upon him, who was the noblest and most exalted of them all and was Khatamul-Anbiya' [the Seal of the Prophets], was not immune to this type of error of interpretation? Was the journey to Hudaibiyyah not the error of interpretation? Was it not an error of interpretation to consider Yamamah or Hijar as the possible places to migrate to? Were there not other errors of interpretation? To list them all would only prolong the list. It does not behove a Muslim to cast such mean aspersions which even implicate the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Rather, it is the hallmark of those who are truly enemies of Islam. Another folly on their part is that, in order to instigate the ignorant masses, they allege that I have laid claim to Prophethood although this is an utterly malicious accusation on their part. No claim has been made to the Prophethood that is known to be barred by the Holy Quran. The only claim is that in one aspect I am a follower [of the Holy Prophet] and, in another, through the grace of the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, I am a Prophet. And by Prophet is only meant that I receive the honour of converse and address of God Almighty plentifully. The truth is what the Revered reformer of Sirhind [Mujaddid Alf- e-Thāni] has recorded in his Maktūbāt: Though some individuals from among this ummah [i. e. the Muslims are honoured with converse and address with the Divine and will continue to be so honoured until the Day of Judgment, yet the individual who is so honoured with this con- verse and address abundantly and to whom the unseen is dis- closed abundantly, is called a Prophet. Now let it be clear that it has been prophesied in the aḥādīth [sayings] of the Prophet that there will appear among the ummah of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, one who will be called ‘Īsā [Jesus] and Ibn-e-Maryam [the son of Mary] and will be