True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 48
[ 48 ] “beside me”. It does not mean “after me” in time. As we read in the Holy Qur’an: 10 In this verse ba‘dillah means other than Allah. ( Qurratul- ‘Ainain f i Taf d ilish-Shaikhain, by Waliyyull a h Dehlav i , p. 206) It may be noted that Sh a h Waliyyull a h has here based his argument entirely on the Holy Qur’an. He demonstrates clearly that ba‘d i is also used in the sense of ‘other than’ because in terms of time no one can be referred to be ‘after Him’ so the meaning has to be ‘other than Him. ’ Sh a h Waliyyull a h further says: Here the word ba‘d i has not been used in the sense of ‘after me’ as Hadrat H a r u n as did not outlive Hadrat M u s a as , while Hadrat ‘Al i (may Allah be pleased with him) lived after the Holy Prophet sa. To make this exception of ba‘d i to mean ‘after me’ was, therefore, not appropriate. ( Ibid. ) What a fine argument! Such arguments can only be put forth by righteous people who are enlightened with divine wisdom. They carry out a deep scrutiny and thorough investigation of the h ad i th with singular love and devotion. These devout lovers of the Holy Prophet sa made genuine efforts to find the real motive and meaning of his sayings. It was, in fact, the result of this devoted pursuit that Hadrat Sh a h Waliyyull a h succeeded in adducing the arguments he 10. S u rah al-J a thiyah , 45:24