True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 42
[ 42 ] son, at which the prince pleaded, saying ‘Your majesty, the law of the land does not permit an ordinary man to whip an officer. ’ Hearing this, the Czar elevated the doorman to the post of a captain and ordered him to whip his son. The prince pleaded again, saying ‘Your majesty, the law of the land does not permit a junior officer to whip a senior officer. ’ At this, the Czar promoted the doorman to the rank of a general and ordered the punishment to be carried out. The son further pleaded, saying ‘Your majesty, the law of the land forbids a person who is not a prince from beat- ing a prince. ’ Thereupon, the Czar elevated the doorman to the status of a prince and ordered that the punishment be carried out. Thus, an ordinary soldier was elevated to the rank of a prince without any hindrance and no one could deprive him of the status. Would you not grant to the Holy Prophet sa the authority that the Czar had? With regards to the appearance of thirty dajj a ls in the Muslim ummah, we have the following in the Commentary of S a hih Muslim, known as Ikm a lo-Ikm a lil-Mu‘allim by Im a m Ab u ‘Abdull a h al-Ubayy, vol. 7, p. 258: The truth of this h ad i th has been fully established. The number of impostors from the time of the Holy Prophet sa till today has reached the count indicated by the Holy Prophet sa in his prophecy.