The Nazarene Kashmiri Christ — Page 22
22. The tradition describes the great and magnificent station of the followers of the Holy. Prophet. God Almighty informed the Holy Prophet that those of his followers who bow and submit before. Allah will be exalted and raised to the seventh heaven through the links of a chain. If the meaning of is taken as "raising physically" then let us see how many followers of the Holy Prophet have been raised physically to the seventh heaven? On reflection we reach the conclusion that either. Allah made a wrong statement or that no نعوذ بالله followers of the Holy Prophet ever bowed and submitted before Allah. This cannot be true. We will accept that interpretation which befits the dignity and status of the followers of the Holy Prophet. The. Muslim Theologeans also accept unanimously that in this context 5 stands for the spiritual exaltation to the seventh heaven. The tradition points to the greatness of the followers of the Holy Prophet. . Whereas the followers of the previous prophets were raised to the first or second heaven. Allah has given an assurance to the true followers of the Holy Prophet that if they are truly supplicant their spiritual advancement will not be confined to the limits reached by those who preceded them If they bow and submit before Allah by one measure, they shall be raised spiritually by an equal measure. The more they submit the more shall they be exalted. So much so, that if they show complete submission to Allah they shall be exalted and raised to the highest imaginable heights, in other words the lofty station of the seventh heaven. . The second tradition consists of the words recited between the two prostrations during prayers. اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَعَافِنِي وَاجْبُونِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَارْنَعنِي