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226 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad that in reality, it is Allah the Exalted alone who deserves to be implored for help. This is what the Holy Quran emphasises. As such, God Almighty states: 1 ُ اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَ اِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِيْن Thee alone do we worship and Thee alone do we implore for help. Firstly, God Almighty states His attributes; rabb (Lord), rahman (Gracious), rahim (Merciful) and maliki yawm-id-din (Master of the Day of Judgement). Then He taught us the following: 2 ُ اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَ اِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِيْن In other words, we worship Thee alone and it is from You that we seek assistance. From this we learn that the right to be implored for help is the sole prerogative of Allah the Exalted. No human being; no animal, whether beast or bird; no crea- tion whatsoever, whether in the heaven or on earth, has this right. However, in the partial sense, as reflections of God, this right is given to saintly people and the holy men of God. We must not invent things of our own accord, rather we ought to remain within the boundaries of Allah’s commandments and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him—this is the right path (sirat-e- mustaqim). This point can also be understood from the following: ِ اہلل ُ مُحَمَّد ٌ رَّسُوْل ُ اہلل َ ّ اِلٰہ َ اِل َ ل There is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad sa is the Messenger of Allah. The first part of this makes it clear that man ought to hold Allah the Exalted alone to be his beloved, worthy of worship and his objective. The Deeper Reality of the Prophethood of Muhammad sa The second part of the Muslim creed expresses the deeper reality of the prophet- hood of Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. It ought to be borne in mind that in prophethood there is an apparent aspect and a hidden aspect. For example, ُ اہلل َ ّ اِلٰہ َ اِل َ ل (There is none worthy of worship except Allah) is a phrase that the Holy Prophet sa conveyed to the people exactly in these words. 1 al-Fatihah, 1:5 2 al-Fatihah, 1:5