Reply to a Mockery — Page 4
4 the Exalted Lord, the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as is the one who becomes the real target of his attacks. Before we go into details, we present our readers with a sampling of claims made by various holy Muslim personages. These show that a multiplicity of claims and titles emphasize their high rank and status. Their rank and status is not diminished by such multiplicity. If these claims are objectionable and prove the falsity of the claimant, as Maulaw i Sahib states, do these people also deserve the title given by him to this pamphlet? We find such a notion repug- nant. We ask Maulaw i Sahib what he makes of Hadrat Shams-ud- Din Tabrezi rta who says: م وتیئ ی � ٰی و رم ع�یس مہ آدم و آن دم وتیئ، مہ را ش � ی � زی دبہ درو � مہ راز و مہ رحمم وتیئ، �چ�ی� You are N uh , You are A dam , You are ‘ I s a [son of ] Maryam. . . ( D i w a n-e-K a mil, Hadrat Shams Tabrezi p. 9, S a zm a n Intish a r a t J a wid a n Press, 1352 AH) And what allegation would he level against Hadrat Ibn ‘Arabi rta who says: ْ اَنَا الْقُرْآن ُ و َ السَّبْع ُ الْمَثَانِی I am the Holy Quran and I am the S u rah al-F a ti h ah… ( Al-Fut uha tul-Makkiyyah, Mu h yud di n Ibn ‘Arabi, vol. 1, p. 43, D a ru I h y a ’it-Tur a thil-‘Arabiyyi, Beirut, first edition) Likewise, what appellation will he give to Hadrat Bay a z i d Bis t am i , who when asked, ‘What is ‘Arsh? ’, replied: ‘It is I;’ when