With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 132
132 With Love to Muhammad sa the Kh ā tam-un-Nabiyy ī n Are only Dreams left for the ummah? Analyzing this issue further, one should ponder over these questions: Do only plain dreams remain for the ummah ? Has God stopped speaking to this ummah completely? Can it be possible to assume that this is all that is left for the Best ummah which has been praised in these words of the Holy Qur’ ā n, ُْ ﻛُﻨْمت ِ ﻟِﻠﻨَّﺎس ْ اُﺧْﺮِﺟَﺖ ٍ اُﻣَّﺔ َْ ﺧَري (You are the best people raised for the good of mankind) 129 ? If we take the ah ā d ī th in question to be referring to only ordinary dreams, then such a statement cannot be attributed to the Holy Prophet sa. There are countless examples of saints and pious individuals in this ummah right from the sah ā ba ra until this time who have experienced kal ā m or converse with God. Is this the kind of comfort that the Holy Prophet sa gave the ummah that we should keep on sleeping and trying to see true dreams? The Fear of the Companions ra Another point worth noting is the reaction of the companions ra. One narration states that the Holy Prophet sa made the statement in question during his final illness and when he said, “Surely, ar-ris ā lah [ messengership ] and an-nubuwwah [ prophethood ] have ended; hence, there is no messenger after me, nor a prophet,” the reaction of the companions ra is expressed in these words: اeFَّاس a َcَ@ a َ ذFِٰک a َّ َقXَB 129 S ū rah Ā le Imr ā n, 3:111