Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 217
217 1 ُ ء ٓ ذٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اهللِ يُـؤْتِيْهِ مَنْ يَّشَا That is Allah’s grace; He bestows it on whom He pleases. You see, if the Clarke case had not taken place, how would the revelation have been fulfilled, which foretold of my acquittal and which had been published to the knowledge of hundreds of people even before this case was contrived? It is Islam alone that is supported by miracles and evidence. Islam does not depend on any other source of light; it is a lamp in itself and its forms of evidence are so brilliant and clearly apparent that no likeness can be found in any other religion. Hence, there is no Islamic teaching for which a practical example does not exist. The Holy Prophet sa Is a Manifestation of God’s Attributes I shall demonstrate how an illustration of each and every one of the the four attributes mentioned in Surah al-Fatihah —which is also known as the ‘Mother of the Book’ and the ‘Oft-repeated’ and which serves as a reflection and summary of the Holy Quran—could be seen exemplified in the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. In other words, these attributes held the value of a claim and the person of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, served as evidence in their favour. As such, what a strong proof of God’s providence (rububiyyat) was given in the person of the Holy Prophet sa. Who was concerned with the upbringing of a child who wandered the Meccan wilderness perplexed and who went from place to place bewildered with apparently no avenues of opportunity? Who knew that Islam would spread to the ends of the earth and that that child would later go on to have 900 million followers? Now one may observe, however, that there is no inhabited land where Muslims cannot be found. Then, reflect over God’s attribute ar-Rahman (the Gracious), the purpose of which is to provide—without any prior action on the part of man—the means of success and other necessities. What immense graciousness of the Divine that even before the advent of the Holy Prophet sa , God created the faculties and apti- tudes that were needed. Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, played like normal children and Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, was born in the home of disbelievers. Yet both of them, along with other companions, joined the Holy Prophet sa. It is as though divine graciousness had already prepared these individu- 1 al-Jumuah , 62:5