The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 218
218. Essence of Islam-1 signs, we arrive at the stage where we see God Almighty with our own eyes, as it were. Thus, true religion is that and the true Prophet is he, the fresh spring of whose truth should always be witnessed. To rely upon mere stories which are subject to all kinds of exceptions does not commend itself to the wise. Hundreds of people have been deified in the world and they are believed in on the basis of hundreds of old tales, but the truth is that the true miracle worker is he the river of whose miracles never dries up. That person is our lord and master the Holy. Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him]. . In every age, God Almighty has raised someone to display the signs of that perfect and holy one. In this age,. He has sent me with the title of Promised Messiah. Signs are being shown from heaven and all sorts of extraordinary events are coming to pass. Every seeker after truth can come and stay with me and witness these signs, whether he is a Christian, a Jew or an Āryā. All these are the blessings of our Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of. Allāh be on him]. محمد است فروزنده زمین و زماں محمد است امام و چراغ ہر دو جہاں خدا نما است وجودش برائے عالمیاں 129 خدا نگویش از ترس حق مگر بخدا [Kitāb-ul-Bariyyah, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 13, pp. 155-157, footnote]. The proof of spiritual life is to be found in the blessed person of the Holy Prophet [peace and thousands of mercies of God be on him]. Profitless is the life which has no 129. Muḥammad is the Imām and light of both the worlds;. He it is who illuminates time and space. . For fear of offending God, I dare not call him God, but, by God;. For mankind, the Holy Prophet is the sure guide to Him. [Publisher]