The Reality of Khilafah — Page 94
SIRRUL-KHILAFAH— 94 given as ‘death’, while nuz u l [descent] is a term that allows various interpretations, and it was never interpreted by the Kh a tamul- Anbiy a ’ [the Seal of the Prophets] in the sense that these people propose. Rather, he used it even when referring to travellers. If it is still difficult for you to understand why the Reformer of the Latter Days is called ‘ I s a in the hadith, and the general meaning evades you, then you should know that the name ‘ I s a is mentioned in the works of numerous ancient scholars in many different con- texts. It should be sufficient for you to note the hadith narrated by Bukhārī and explained by All a mah Zamakhshar i , which says: ‘Every son of Adam will be touched by Satan at his birth, except Maryam and her son. ’1 This apparently contradicts the Quranic verses, such as: 2 َّنِا ْيِداَبِع َسْيَل َكَل ْمِهْيَلَع ٌنٰطْلُس Zamakhshar i provides the following commentary: ‘This means that every pious man is ‘ I s a and his mother, and follows in their footsteps, being among the pious and righteous. ’ Reflect on how he called every pious man ‘ I s a and then see how the deniers turn away! If you say that this is but one testi- mony and that we must bring forth testimonies of more people, then you are not of those who pay heed. Read the book Taysīr bi-Shar h al-Jāmi‘ a s - S aghīr by the renowned Imam, Sheikh, Mu h addith [Scholar of Hadith], and Faq i h al-K a mil [Theology 1. S a hih al-Bukh a r i , Kit a b Tafs i r al-Quran, Hadith 4548 [Publisher] 2. Surely, you shall have no power over My servants ( S u rah al- H ijr, 15:43). [Publisher]