Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 69
69 delight. Now reflect over the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his community, and it will become brilliantly clear that only the Holy Prophet sa was worthy of being named Muhammad (the most praiseworthy). Only he was capable of demonstrating by action the claim that he made verbally: اِنّـِيْ رَسُوْلُ اهللِ اِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيْعًا Truly I am a Messenger to you all from Allah. Then, came the time: 1 ْنِ اهللِ اَفْوَاجًا ی َدْخُلُوْنَ فِـيْ دِ ی َ ْتَ النَّاس ی َ َ نَصْرُ اهللِ وَ الْفَتْحُ وَ رَا ء ٓ جَا اِذَا When the help of Allah comes, and the victory; and thou seest men entering the religion of Allah in troops. This clearly indicates that when the Holy Prophet sa appeared in the world no one knew of God’s chosen religion and the world was wholly plunged in darkness. But when he left this world, he saw before his eyes the following words fulfilled: ْنِ اهللِ اَفْوَاجًا ی َدْخُلُوْنَ فِـيْ دِ ی People entering the religion of Allah in troops. He did not tire or fall weak until he had achieved this purpose. The opposition of his adversaries, the conspiracies and schemes of his enemies, their plots to murder him, and the pains inflicted upon him by his people were worthless and futile in the face of his courage and spirit. Nothing was able to thwart him even for a moment in any of his objectives. Allah the Exalted kept the Holy Prophet sa alive until he had completed the task for which he had come. This is also a hidden secret that those who come from God cannot be likened to those who are liars. In the same manner, the greatest sign of the truth of the prophethood of the Holy Prophet sa is his very own life. Is there anyone who would realise this point? The Holy Prophet sa was sent in a time when darkness had engulfed the world and he was kept alive until the time that he heard the call: 2 ْ ْنَكُمْ وَ اَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي ی اَلْيَوْمَ اَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِ This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you. 1 an-Nasr, 110:2-3 2 al-Ma’idah , 5:4