Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 107
107 Malfuzat – Volume IV grades. For example, in the case of cloth, we have coarse cotton cloth, soft muslin and high quality cotton. In their nature as cloth, they are all the same and also by virtue of their being white in apparent colour, it would appear that they are all equal. Silk is white as well. However, does every man not know that all of these types of cloth are distinct in grade and different from one another? �یقی رگظفحرمابتہنینکزدن If you are not considerate of rank, you shall lose your faith. Hence, just as we observe differences in all things, similarly there are varying grades and qualities of speech. Although the words of the Holy Prophet sas are superior and more magnificent than the speech of all other human beings, and miraculous in every respect, even his speech cannot be equal to the word of God Almighty. How then can any other speech match the word of God? This is an apparent and obvious fact which makes it clear that the Holy Quran is a miracle. However, in addition to this, there are many other aspects that estab - lish its miraculous nature. This, the word of God, is a compendium of so many qualities as cannot be found in any previous scripture. The title ‘Seal of the Prophets’ given to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, inherently necessitates and demands that the scripture that was revealed upon him also be the Seal of the Books, and every excellence be contained within it; and in truth, all excellences are contained within it. The general rule and principle as regards the revelation of God’s word is that the power and grandeur of the revelation is equal in degree to the spiritual power and inner excellence of the individual to whom that revelation is sent down. Since the spiritual power and inner excellence of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was of the highest level, which no human has ever surpassed, nor will they ever in the future, for this reason the Noble Quran also stands at a higher level and position than the previous books and scriptures. No other rev - elation has reached this station because the capacity and spiritual power of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is greater than every - one else. Every station of excellence reached its pinnacle in the Holy Prophet sas , and he was himself at the ultimate point of perfection. So, at this station, the Holy Quran that was revealed to the Noble Prophet sas was also at the highest level of perfection. Just as the excellences of prophethood reached their final point of perfection in the Holy Prophet sas , similarly the excellences of the miraculous p. 380