With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 94
94 With Love to Muhammad sa the Kh ā tam-un-Nabiyy ī n is to come as the Prophet of God four times. In addition, the Holy Prophet sa calls the companions of the Messiah ‘ Sah ā ba’ followed by the appellation radhi All ā ho ‘unhum (All ā h be pleased with them). Our opponents may say Jesus (peace be on him) was an old prophet. That is why he has been mentioned as prophet of All ā h. How would they explain the use of the word ‘ Sah ā ba’ for the companions of the Messiah? According to them, ‘ Sah ā ba’ is a term used exclusively for the companions of the Holy Prophet sa. It is very obvious that the Holy Prophet sa was referring to an event that was to take place in the future. Irrespective of the fact whether we have thirty or thirty thousand dajj ā ls or impostors, the fact remains that the Holy Prophet sa has called the Messiah of the latter days a prophet of God! No one can change that! An incident is recorded about the Czar of Russia. He asked his doorman not to let anyone in as he was busy in some important work and did not wish to be disturbed. Shortly after, a son of the Czar sought entry into the Czar’s room but was stopped by the doorman. The prince challenged his authority to do so. The doorman indicated it was the order of the Czar of Russia and he would not allow him to go in. The prince beat him and attempted to go in but the doorman again intervened. The doorman was beaten again but he would still not allow the prince to go in. The Czar himself was watching all of this. He came out and asked what happened and the prince told him what happened and how the doorman stopped him from entering at the order of the Czar. At this,