Blessings of Khilafat — Page 151
Objects of Human Life 151 Who is it that will intercede with Him except by His permission? ( Tadhkirah , second English Edition p. 643, published by Islam International Publications, 2009) Behold! How glorious was the status of the Promised Messiah as. His advent was being awaited by the whole world for thirteen hundred years. But even he, when trying to interceding without permission, was thus warned by God, ‘ who are you to intercede without first asking My permission?’ The Promised Messiah as has written that when he received this revelation, he fell down and started trembling. He felt as if he was on the verge of dying, but having seen him in this condition, God thus spoke to him: All right. I permit you to intercede. Go ahead. So through his intercession, Abdur- Rahim Khan recovered, and is still alive by the grace of Allah. The Promised Messiah as was able to do this merely by the grace of God, and so if God does not allow that even a person like the Promised Messiah as should intercede without His permission, where do those stand who have been ascribed loftiness by people. They simply have no standing, and therefore can never intercede. We learn from the a ha d i th that on the Day of Judgment the Holy Prophet sa will be given permission by God to intercede and he will intercede after the permission is granted. In the presence of all this evidence, how ignorant is the person who considers someone to be able to intercede for him. 12 12 He knows what is before them and what is behind them. Ibid.