Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 36
36 HAQIQATUL-WAḤI—THE PHILOSOPHY OF DIVINE REVELATION seal was placed on future divine revelation [for his followers]. Since the teachings of the Injil [Gospel] were also to reform the conduct and characters of only the Jews, and the ills of the whole world were not the focus; therefore, the Injil, too, is unable to effect general reformation. It only reforms the prevalent immorality of those Jews who were pres- ent. And the Injil is not at all concerned with the condition of the people of other countries or the times to come. Had the objective of the Injil been to reform all groups and various natures, its teachings would not be as we find them. It is regrettable that, on the one hand, the teachings of the Injil were inherently deficient, but on the other hand, great damage was caused by the self-conceived fallacies in that a humble human being was raised to Godhead for no reason; and by pro- posing the concocted doctrine of Atonement, the door to the efforts of practical reformation was closed altogether. Now the Christian people are suffering from ill-fortune in two ways: First, they cannot receive divine help through revelation as, purportedly, a seal has been placed upon revelation; and second, they cannot practically advance because Atonement has precluded them from hard work, toil, and effort [in spirituality]. However, the perfect man to whom the Holy Quran was revealed, was not limited in his outlook, nor was there any deficiency in his sympathy and compassion for all. His self was imbued with perfect sympathy that transcended the limitations of time and space. He, therefore, received the full and perfect share of the manifestation of providence of the Divine. He became Khatamul-Anbiya' [the Seal of the Prophets] but not in the sense that no one would, from then on, receive any spiritual grace from him; rather, in the sense that he is the possessor of the khātam [seal] without the attestation of which, no grace can reach anyone, and for his ummah the door of converse and communion with the Divine will never be closed until the Day of Judgment. Other than him, there is no Prophet who was bestowed this seal. He is the only one with whose seal such prophethood can be achieved, which requires one to be an