Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 172
sa 172. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa families. I asked you if there has been a king in his forefathers? You responded no. From this, I concluded that had there been a king in his forefathers, he might be desirous of regaining the kingdom of his forefathers. I asked you about his followers, whether they are rich and powerful? You replied they are weak and poor. In the beginning, always the poor and weak accept the Messengers. I asked you, Did you ever blame him for telling a lie before he claimed to be a Prophet? You said, 'No. ' I was convinced that the one who does not tell a lie to the people, how can he tell a lie about. God? Then I asked you, Did any one of his followers apostatize after accepting Islām due to disliking Islām? You said, 'No. ' This is the case with a true faith. When someone accepts a faith with clarity of mind, it is very difficult for him to turn away from that faith. I asked you, Whether they are increasing or decreasing in number?. You said, 'They are increasing in number and also in steadfastness. '. This is always the case with true faiths. I asked you, Did you ever fight a battle with him? You said, 'We have fought several battles. . Sometimes they had the upper hand in the battle and other times we had the upper hand. Sometimes we were successful while the other times they were successful. ' This is the case with the Messengers of. God. In the beginning, they went through many trials but ultimately they were triumphant. I asked you, did he ever break an agreement or deal treacherously? You said, 'No. ' Such is the high status of the. Prophets. They never break an agreement. Then I asked, Has anyone among your people claimed to be a Prophet before him?. You said, 'No. ' From this, I concluded that since there had not been a Prophet in his people he is not imitating anyone. Abū Sufyan” said that then, Heraclius asked him, 'What did he (i. e. , the Holy. Prophet) command you to do?' I said, 'He commanded us to observe Prayer, pay Zakāt, strengthen the ties of kinship, tell the truth, be pious and chaste. ' Hearing this Heraclius said, 'If everything you have told is true, then definitely he is a Prophet. I was expecting the coming of a Prophet. However, I did not know that the Prophet would be commissioned from among your people. . Had the circumstances permitted me, I certainly would have gone to see this Prophet. Had I visited him, I would have washed his feet. ra