The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 281
The Holy Prophetsa 281 be no Prophet after him who would bring a new law nor any Prophet who is not his follower. Everyone who is honoured with converse with the Divine, achieves it through his grace and through his mediation and is known as his follower and not as a direct Prophet. He has been accepted to such a degree that today a minimum of 200 million people of every rank are Muslims and stand before him as his servants. Great and powerful kings who conquered a portion of the world, fell at his feet like humble slaves. . Even today, Muslim kings regard themselves as his humble servants and descend from their thrones at the mention of his name. . It is worthy of consideration whether this glory, this splendour, these thousands of heavenly signs and Divine blessings can be bestowed upon a false one. We take great pride in the fact that the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] to whom we have attached ourselves, was bestowed great grace by God. He is not. God, but through him we have seen God. His religion which has come to us is a mirror of Divine Powers. Had it not been for Islām, it would have been difficult in this age to appreciate what Prophethood is and whether miracles are possible and whether they are part of the law of nature. This puzzle was resolved by the eternal grace of that Prophet and it is due to him that we are not mere story-tellers like other people, but enjoy the support of. God's light and His heavenly help. We are unable to express adequately our gratitude that God Who is hidden from others, and the inner power which is beyond the concept of others, and the Lord of Glory, have been disclosed to us by the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of. Allāh be on him]. [Chashma-e-Ma'rifat, Rūḥāni Khaza'in, Vol. 23, pp. 380-381]