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Malfuzat - Volume I 131 demonstrated his immense generosity. If he had never been a ruler, how would it be established that despite having the power to seek revenge, he had it within him to forgive the disbelievers of Mecca, who were deserving of death—the very same disbelievers who inflicted the harshest of torments upon the companions, the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and the Muslim women. When they were presented before him, he announced:, meaning, on this day I have forgiven you. If such opportunities had not arisen, how would the lofty morals of the Holy Prophets have come to light? This greatness is unique to the Holy Prophetsa. Name a single moral quality that the Holy Prophets did not possess and that too to the utmost level of perfection. When one studies the life of the Messiah, on whom be peace, it must be said that his morals remained hidden. The evil from among the Jews who were given seats of honour by the government, and the Roman government respected them due to their influence, continued to trouble the Messiah, but during his life there was no time when he was in power, so that one could judge the degree to which he would exhibit forgiveness, despite having the authority to exact revenge. How- ever, in contrast to this, the morals of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were such that they were established to be perfect on the touchstone of observation and experience. His morals are not imaginary notions, rather, we possess evidence of their reality just as the principles of mathematics and numbers are a fact and known to be true. We can establish evidence of his morals just as one is able to prove that two and two equal four. However, the fol- lower of no other Prophet can do so. This is why the Holy Prophets is like a tree whose every element, be it the roots, bark, fruit, flowers, or leaves, are all benefi- cial, and rather, prove to be beneficial to the highest degree; they bestow comfort and grant pleasure. After the Honourable Chief of the Universe, on whom be salutations, discord eventually arose among the Muslims and so as a community, it no longer preserved its good morals collectively. Instead, their collective morals were divided and dispersed across various factions of the community. This is why certain individuals are able to adopt selective morals with greater ease. The Purification of the Soul and Success Allah has given the following guidance: