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commentary on that part which is briefly mentioned. Siratallazina an-amta-alaihim The path of those on w horn you have bestowed your blessings Something has been stated here briefly. At' another place it has been stated in a fuller detail. r Min-annabiyyina was-siddfqina wash-shohadai was- salihina from among the Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs and the Righteous. Mun-am alaihim (Ori whom blessings are bestowed) are of four types. The Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs and the Righteous. All these four ranks are brought together in the person f the prophets, for, prophethood is a high excellence. It is the duty of every human being to try to attain to these ranks through the rightful method of struggle; he should adopt the way shown by the Holy Prophet through his practi- cal example. I should also like to tell you that there are many people who have devised their own methods to attain to these ranks, to have communion with God, but the fact remains that all methods other than those adopted by the Holy Prophet sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, are meaningless. Whose experience· of the true path of "Munam Alaihim" (on whom blessings have been bestowed) can be better than that of the Holy Prophet sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, in whom were perfected the excellences of the prophethood. The path that he adopted was the most correct and the shortest one. To devise another method-and to leave this one-however pleasing it might 35