The Heavenly Sign — Page 52
52 Nish a n-e- A sm a n i miracles, angels, or Lailatul Qadr. I know with perfect certainty and it is my firm belief that our Prophet sa is Kh a tamul Anbiyy a’. No Prophet, new or old, will come after him and not an iota or title of the Qur’an will be abrogated. Yes, Mu h addath will come, who have converse with Allah, the Exalted, and in whose persons certain characteristics of Perfect Prophethood are manifested. Indeed, in certain respects, they have the very grace and dignity of Prophethood, and I am one of them. But these religious clerics have failed to comprehend my reasoning. I am particularly sorry for Nadh i r H ussain, who, in his old age, has rendered to nought all his learning. When I realized that these people completely ignore the Qur’an and Hadith and give contrary meanings to the Word of God, I lost all hope in them and entreated Allah, the Exalted, for a Divine Decree. So, in accordance with what God revealed to my heart, I proposed a way of reaching a decision. If these people had any desire for justice or truth, they would have accepted my proposal without hesitation. What an absurd demand it is that I should, of my own accord, change the period of one year, which is the period given in the revelation, and reduce it to just one week or a fortnight. They do not understand that this period has been fixed by God Almighty and a mere mortal can never dare set a time-limit for showing miracles on his own. Even the Prophets never did so and if they ever tried to fix dates on their own, they were censured. How, therefore, can one week substitute for one