True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 107
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 107 ] What a grand proclamation. It reveals the unique and lofty station of the Holy Prophet sa. These verses say that from now on, only those who will ‘obey Allah and this Messen- ger’ shall be the recipients of the spiritual rewards of the highest order i. e. prophethood, truthfulness, martyrdom and righteousness. Here the word used is not just ‘Ras u l ’ (Messenger) but ‘ ar-Ras u l ’ (this Messenger) pointedly referring to the Holy Prophet sa. Allah says: Here, our opponents argue that the particle ma‘a means ‘with’ and not ‘among’ as we translate it. Meaning ‘it is they who shall be with those upon whom Allah has bestowed His blessings. ’ Anyone with common sense would know that their argument is absurd. A grand divine decree has been announced conferring spiritual ranks of the highest degree on those who obey Allah and the Holy Prophet sa. But our opponents would have you believe that your reward for obeying Allah and His Prophet would be that you would only be placed with people who have achieved these lofty spiritual ranks. In the past, divine promises were made to people to be endowed with His favours, if they obeyed Allah and Prophet Moses as , Allah and Prophet Abraham as , Allah and Prophet Noah as , Allah and Prophet David as and Allah and