The Verdict of the Quran and Sunnah — Page 14
14 A Review of the Booklet ‘ Fai s lah A p Kare in ’—Judge for Yourself advent is that he may cause to bring the people out of every kind of darkness into light and that his people be the best of the ummah, established for the benefit of the mankind. Hence, his first advent would also include the purpose of the second. So in this way too [i. e. a second manifestation], the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa received the highest rank, greatness and an esteemed status. All a h the Almighty Himself, whilst promising the second advent of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , says in the Holy Quran: He it is Who has raised among the Unlettered people a Messenger from among themselves who recites unto them His Signs, and purifies them, and teaches them the Book and wisdom, although they had been, before, in manifest misguidance; and among others from among them who have not yet joined them. He is the Mighty, the Wise. ( S u rah al- Jumu‘ah, 62:3N4) Hadrat Abu Hurairah ra relates that when S u rah al-Jumu‘ah was revealed to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , he and other Companions ra were sitting near the Holy Prophet sa. Abu Hurairah ra humbly asked, ‘O Prophet of All a h, who are these “people of the latter days”?’ The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did not answer and kept quiet. Again the same question was asked and again the Prophet sa remained silent. When the same question was asked a