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125 Malfuzat – Volume IV had no spiritual progeny either, then God forbid, he would be childless, whereas such a fate was destined for his enemies. The words َََر ُث َْوْ ُك ْلْ َٰكَ ا ْن َْيْ ْط ْ ِع َ ا ۤ ا ََِّن ا (Surely We have given thee abundance of good) demonstrates that the Holy Prophet sas has been blessed with abundant spiritual progeny. Hence, if we do not accept that the Holy Prophet sas was given spiritual progeny in abundance, we will have to reject this prophecy as well. Therefore, a true Muslim must invariably accept—and ought to accept—that the spiritual effects of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, will endure until the end of time just as they were 1300 years ago. Therefore, it is to show proof of these very effects that God Almighty has established this community, and now the same signs and blessings are being manifested which were manifested in the previous age. The truth is that if it were not for the prayer 1 َ ُم ِْيْ ْق َُْسَْت َم ْلْ َِرَا َطَ ا ْلَص ا َا َّن ِ ْد ِْهْ ا (Guide us in the right path) the seekers who desire excellence for their inner selves, would have perished. I had a debate in Lahore with a Maulvi Abdul-Hakeem Sahib and asked why converse with God Almighty displeases him so much? After all, Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was also a Muhaddath. In response, he outright rejected this fact and responded that the Holy Prophet, peace and bless - ings of Allah be upon him, had only made a hypothetical statement and Hazrat Umar ra was not a recipient of revelation from God; it is impossible for anyone to receive revelation after the Holy Prophet sas. So, he does not believe what I have mentioned and has closed the door to divine converse for all times; he considers God Almighty to be a God who is mute. I cannot understand this. The Holy Quran says: 2 َا ْي ْ َّن ُ ْلْد ِ ا ْوٍة ٰ ْي َ ْح ْلْ ا ِـي َف ٰى َر ْشْ ُـ ْب ْلْ ُُمُ ا ِه َ ْل For them are glad tidings in the present life. What does this mean in his view? When angels descend on such believers and give them glad tidings, from whom exactly do they bring these glad tidings? Based on his own belief, he will have to reject the Holy Quran in this instance as well. The Noble Quran in its entirety is replete with the fact that people are conferred the honour of converse with God Almighty. If this honour cannot be received by anyone, how would the effects of the Holy Quran be established? If 1 al-Fatihah , 1:6 2 Yunus , 10:65 p. 397