Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 378
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 378 cut off the noses and ears of the hypocrites. At that time, Hadrat Ab u Bakr S idd i que, may Allah be pleased with him, gathered them all in the Prophet’s Mosque and read out the verse: 1 اَم ٌدَّمَحُم اَّلِا ٌلْوُسَر١ۚ ْدَق ْتَلَخ ْنِم ِهِلْبَق ُلُسُّرلا Meaning that Mu h ammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is a Messenger and all previous Messengers have died before him. Thereupon, the Companions, who were all present, may Allah be pleased with them, realized that the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had undoubtedly passed away, and they were fully convinced that none of the Prophets was alive. No one raised the objection that Hadrat ‘ I s a as is outside the purview of this verse and he is still alive. Was it possible that those true lovers of the Messenger of Allah, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, could be reconciled with the notion that their own Prophet died at a relatively young age while ‘ I s a had been alive for 600 years and would continue to live until Doomsday? Indeed, such a thought would have killed them. This is why Hadrat Ab u Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, reassured them by reciting this verse to them: 2 اَم ٌدَّمَحُم اَّلِا ٌلْوُسَر١ۚ ْدَق ْتَلَخ ْنِم ِهِلْبَق ُلُسُّرلا And such was the impact of this verse upon the hearts of the Companions that they roamed the bazaars of Mad i nah reciting this verse as though it had been revealed that very day. In Islam, the earliest ijm a ‘ [consensus] was that all Prophets had died. But O Maulaw i Sahib!! What would you care for this ijm a ‘ of the Companions! Your religion is prejudice, not Islam. 1. S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:145 [Publisher] 2. Muhammad is only a Messenger. Verily, all Messengers have passed away be- fore him ( S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:145). [Publisher]