Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 412
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 412 The Trials of the Holy Prophet s as were Greater than All Trials and tribulations were faced by all Prophets, but the diffi- culties that the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, encountered were greater than all. The period of Jesus was very short indeed. He preached to people for only three years, and most of that period also passed in anonymity. Only the trial of the cross befell him. But many fierce trials were faced by the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. He spent thirteen years in Makkah with great patience and perseverance, and bore all kinds of pain, and even- tually migrated in very constrained circumstances. His difficul- ties were greater than all. The Success of the Holy Prophet s as was the Greatest of All But the success the Prophet s as attained was also the greatest of all. The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was bestowed with such Companions who sacrificed their lives for him and took pride in it. However, when we look at the disciples of Jesus as , we see that one sold his Prophet for thirty coins as if he was not his guide but his slave. The second [disciple] cursed him on his face. The followers of Moses as told him, ‘Go you and your God and fight the disbelievers. ’ I say that Moses as did not even get the opportunity to see the Promised Land during his life.