Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 37
CHAPTER III 37 ummati. His resolve and sympathy did not wish to leave his ummah in a deficient state, 2 2,2* and did not tolerate that the door of revelation, which is the real source of achieving divine cognition, should remain closed upon them. Nevertheless, in order to preserve his Sign of the seal of Prophethood, he desired that the grace of revelation should be bestowed through obedience to him and that the door of divine revela- tion should be closed to everyone who was not his ummati. It was in this sense that God made him Khatamul-Anbiya'. Thus, it has been forever ordained that he who does not prove to be his ummati through true obedience, and does not efface his entire being in submission to him, cannot receive any perfect revelation nor achieve the status of a perfect recipient of revelation insofar as independent Prophethood has ended with the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. But Prophethood by way of zill [reflection], which means the receipt of revelation purely through the Muḥammadan grace, shall last till the Day of Judgment so that the door to perfection for humankind should not close; and so that this Sign should not disappear from the world that the resolve of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has desired that the doors of converse and communion 1. One who belongs to the Ummah. [Publisher] 2. At this point, the question can naturally arise that, as there appeared many Prophets among the ummah of Ḥaḍrat Mūsā [Moses], in this situation, it necessarily implies that Ḥaḍrat Mūsā is superior. The answer is that all of these Prophets were directly chosen by God, and Ḥaḍrat Mūsā had no part in it whatsoever. However, in this ummah there have been thousands of saints through the blessing of following the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and there has even appeared one who is both an um- mati and a Prophet. There is no other instance of such bounteous grace in the case of any other Prophet. Among the ummah of Mūsā, with the exception of the Israelite Prophets, the majority of the people are found [spiritually] wanting. In regard to the [Israelite] Prophets, as I have already stated, they did not receive anything from Mūsā; rather, they were made Prophets di- rectly. But from Ummat-e-Muḥammadiyyah [the followers of Muḥammad³ª], thousands were bestowed sainthood solely because they were followers [of the Holy Prophetsa]. (Author)