A Critical Review of the Pamphlet, 'Fateh-e-Qadian' — Page 84
84 A critical Review of the Pamphlet—‘f a te h -e-Qadian’ It is reported that, after the Companions ra heard this verse, they understood that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had indeed died. Hadrat ‘ Umar ra felt weak in the knees due to the intensity of grief. He staggered and fell to the floor. The Companions ra report that after hearing this verse, they felt as this verse had been revealed for the first time, that is, for the first time the meaning of this verse was fully understood by them that the Holy Prophet sa was to die like all other Prophets, with no exceptions. Have we not the right to ask the Muslim theologians: Does this verse not prove that as all Prophets before the Holy Prophet sa have died, similarly the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa will also die. And why did Hadrat ‘ Umar ra and the other Companions ra not ask Hadrat Abu Bakr ra , sword drawn, that the verse with which you give us the news of the death of the Holy Prophet sa does not have the power to declare the death of a Prophet of an ordinary station i. e. Jesus [ Hadrat ‘ I s a as ] of Nazareth. Despite this verse, if he can ascend to the Heavens, then why can our Master sa not do the same? He was the pride of both worlds and was granted the leadership over all the Prophets. How is it possible that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , who was the purpose of the universe and for whose sake the universe was created is being declared to be subject to death by this verse, while a Prophet of an ordinary station who would have taken pride to be his servant is declared by the same verse to have ascended to the Heavens? But, this did not happen and not a single Companion raised this objection. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra , ‘Umar ra , ‘Usm a n ra , ‘Al i ra and ‘ A ish a ra and F at imatuz-Zahr a’ ra were also among them. All these people — intense lovers of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa — were present at the time, but no one uttered a single word of objection. All of them