The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 31
T H e F I r S T Pr o o F T H e F I r S T Pr o o F 31 a shai ta n; that is, a dying one, because it is impossible for a verdant tree to survive without water. Every arrogant one who does not seek to make his spiritual tree verdant from this Spring of Life is a satan and shall perish like Satan. No righteous Prophet came to the world who turned away from the true essence of istighf a r and did not wish to be irrigated by this True Spring. Of course, our Lord and Master, the Seal of the Messengers, the pride of the Earlier Ones and the Later Ones, Muhammad the Chosen One, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sought this verdure more than anyone so God made him more fragrant and verdant than all his peers. Returning now to my earlier objective, I state that a most lofty and bright proof of the prophethood of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and of the truth of the Noble Qur’an arises from the argument that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was sent into the world at such a time when the world itself was crying out for a magnificent Reformer and thereafter, he did not die nor was he killed until he had established the truth upon the earth. 1 ٭ When he appeared as a Prophet, he at once proved to the world that he was needed and pointed out to every people the guilt of their paganism, misguidance and wrongdoing. The Noble Qur’an is replete with such statements; for instance, just ponder over this verse where Allah the Exalted states: 2 َكَرٰبَت ْيِذَّلا َلَّزَن َناَقْرُفْلا ىٰلَع ٖهِدْبَع َنْوُكَيِل َنْيِمَلٰعْلِل اًرْيِذَن۰۰ 1. ٭ See footnote given by the author on pages 53–63. [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-Furq a n, 25:2 [Publisher]