Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 55
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 55 the Second Manifestation of Divine Power. The First Manifestation of Divine Power is the personal life of the Prophet, and the Second Manifestation is his national life. Since Allah, the Almighty lays the foundations of his national life with revelation and by His Divine Power, He keeps its details veiled from the eyes of people in the life of the Prophet. When the Prophet passes away, Allah, the Almighty diverts the attention of people to the details of this life by indirect revelation. It is stated in the Gospels that after the demise of ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ), his disciples gathered at one place, and the Holy Spirit descended upon them and they started speaking many different languages. Though the authors of the Gospels have turned it into an absurd story, the incident makes it clear that after the assumed demise of Christ, there was a sudden change in the hearts of the disciples, of which they had no hint of before. They had to attribute this change to Divine Power. In short, Allah, the Almighty starts the new life of a Prophet like the personal one, with His revelation and Divine Power. That is why the details of his new life are kept veiled from the eyes of people during the life of Prophet. A Look in the Dispute of “ Qir ta s ” [Folio] Here I want to mention an interesting incident. There has been a prolonged dispute between the Shias and Sunnis, which is called the dispute of Qir ta s [folio]. It is mentioned in A ha d i th that when the Holy