Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 808
808 AL-ISTIFTA' SUPPLEMENT TO ḤAQIQATUL-WAḤI step away from the right path of guidance. He says that God has des- ignated me a Prophet in His revelation and the same name has also been conferred upon me earlier by the tongue of our very Prophet al-Muṣṭafă [the Chosen One of God]. ¹ By ‘Prophethooď he means a. 1* great abundance of converse with Allah, abundant news of the unseen from Allah, and abundance of revelation. He says: By 'Prophethood' I do not mean what the earlier Scriptures meant. On the contrary, it sig- nifies a spiritual station that is not granted except through [complete] following of our Holy Prophet, the Best of Mankind. Whosoever is blessed to attain this station, Allah speaks to him abundantly and with great clarity. The Shariah remains sacrosanct. No command is dropped nor is any injunction added. He also says: I am just an individual mem- ber of the Ummah of the Holy Prophetsa. Despite this, by virtue and blessings of the Muḥammadan Prophethood, God has designated me a Prophet and has revealed to me what He has revealed. Therefore, my prophethood is nothing but his prophethood. And there is nothing 1. Footnote: If someone objects and asks, 'How can there be a Prophet with- in this Ummah since God has set a seal on Prophethood?, the answer is that the God of Honour and Glory has not named this man Prophet except to establish the perfection of the Prophethood of our Holy Master, the Best of Creation [the Holy Prophet Muḥammadsa], since the perfection of the Holy Prophet's Prophethood cannot be established without establishing the per- fection of the Ummah, without which it would just be a mere claim for which the wise have no rational evidence. The Seal of Prophethood being set for a particular person has no meaning except that in the case of that particu- lar person the merits of Prophethood should culminate into their ultimate height. Among the perfect merits of a Prophet is the perfection of his grace. This perfection cannot be identified without the presence of its specimen in the ranks of the Ummah. Moreover, I have repeatedly pointed out that the divine intent regarding my Prophethood is nothing but the abundance of converse with God. This indeed is an accepted fact among the elders of the Ummah. Thus, this contention is only verbal. Therefore, O people who pos- sess reason and intelligence, do not be hasty in this case. Allah's curse be upon him who claims even an atom's weight contrary to this, and the curse of all mankind and of angels be upon him as well. (Author)