Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 95
H A D R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD A S 95 to time to manifest the marvels of spiritual life, then the spiritual - ity in Islam would come to an end. How then would such a religion compare with the glory and majesty of the Mosaic dispensation in which thousands of spiritual Khulaf a ’ continued to appear for 1,400 years? It is a pity that our critics do not reflect at all that Islam would thus be rendered very inferior in its spirituality and, God forbid, the Prophet, whom we follow, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would not prove to be any great Prophet, and the Holy Quran, too, would not prove to be a Book that is powerful in bestowing enlightenment. Moreover, it would be a vain, meaningless, and unsubstantiated claim that this ummah is the best of all the peoples and affords spiritual benefits to others for all times; or that the Holy Quran is most perfect and complete in its merits and effects as compared to other Divine Books, and that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is most perfect and complete in his purifying powers and morals. Another great flaw that would ensue is that such Quranic teachings that aim at making man like the Prophets in their spiritual light and excellences would be con - sidered abrogated for good. Because if this ummah were devoid of the ability to exhibit in itself the spiritual excellences of Khilafat, then a teaching that calls upon it to attain to this station would be rendered futile. In fact, the very question—is Islam now forever a dead reli - gion, in which such people are not born whose marvels are counted as miracles and whose divine inspiration can be counted as revelation—makes one shudder, let alone that a Muslim should hold such a belief. May God guide those who are prisoners of such heretical notions.