A Letter to a Dear One — Page 37
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan 37 Indeed this claim is also repeatedly made in the Qur’ ā n itself. The Holy Prophet’s ( ” allall ā hu ‘alaihi wa sallam) words are present in the form of ah ā dith. The comparison of the phraseology of the Holy Qur’ ā n and the idiom of the Holy Prophet’s ( ” allall ā hu ‘alaihi wa sallam) speech clarifies this point and it really has to be acknowledged by all that the two locutions are not by the same Entity. The Holy Prophet’s ( ” allall ā hu ‘alaihi wa sallam) style of speech usually comprises of short sentences and is mainly amiable and beneficent. It can be compared to a fragrant drizzle. The phraseology of the Holy Qur’ ā n is majestic and glorious and its similitude is that of an overflowing ocean coming forth. The Perfect Guidance of the Qur’ ā n What a source of happiness it is that we have been facilitated with the word of God, which has perfect guidance in it. One who loves Allah should feel an ardor of happiness in his heart that Allah’s Book is with us. We can study it, having made a little effort and we can infer principles for all kinds of mental, moral and spiritual progress from it. Alas, in this day and age, Muslims themselves have consigned this torch of blessing and guidance to darkened closets. They have thus deprived themselves of its enlightenment. They are in the dark but do not benefit from the light that Allah has revealed. They are thirsty but do not try to saturate themselves from the spring that is flowing by Allah’s Command. They are hungry but do not come to the table laid out by Allah in front of them. They are destitute but do not help themselves to the treasure that Allah has issued for them. When Hitler’s speech is announced they all gather around the wireless, eager to know what he has to say—although at times his speeches are a prelude to the unrest and turmoil in the world. Whereas they wrap up the ‘speech’ of God in a cloth and put it away in a safe place—the Qur’ ā n that carries all manner of detail for peace, progress, welfare and success. However, if the daily newspaper is not available in the morning people get anxious, knowing full well that the bulk of the newspapers carry baseless items, which are invariably repudiated the following day. Yet they do not approach the font of all truth. Just as I have explained, the Holy Qur’ ā n carries perfect guidance in it and does not constitute of anything that could in any way be harmful to mankind because it is the word of a Being that has created man and indeed the entire cosmos. He knows the intricacies and depths