Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 184
184 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH Now this is very clear that revelation was not sent down to them but it was sent down on Hadrat M u sa as (Moses). But they say: “Sent down to us”. This is what they say about the words that descended upon Hadrat M u sa as (Moses) and of other Prophets, whereas the revelation was sent down to their Prophets, and not to the people themselves. Therefore, when a reward is sent down to some people and the whole nation is benefited then it is said that the whole nation has been granted the reward. For instance, if someone has money we cannot say that the whole city is wealthy. But if there is a scholar in the city who serves the people by teaching, then the city is said to be a city of scholars. A good example of this is that all types of people live in Qadian: scholars, illiterate, storekeepers, labourers, educated and uneducated. But when two to four people from Qadian go to nearby villages, then they start saying that the “Maulaw i s of Qadian have arrived”, even though they may be only manual workers. The reason for this is that scholarly discourses are always taking place in Qadian, and therefore everybody living in Qadian is called a Maulaw i. Similarly, when the father is a hakim (physician) the son—even if he does not know an iota of medicine—is called a hakim. In summary, when the association is strong it is given due consideration, and all the people are considered to be a part of the whole.