With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 336
336 With Love to Muhammad sa the Kh ā tam-un-Nabiyy ī n and righteousness. Few auliy ā ’ull ā h [ friends of All ā h ] appeared among the followers of Moses as and Jesus as. Most of them were disobedient, vicious and worshippers of the world. That is why the Torah and the Gospel make no mention of the evidence of their spiritual influence. The Torah frequently designates the companions of Moses as as disobedient, hard-hearted, sinful and rebellious. The Holy Qur’ ā n mentions that their disobedience had reached such a degree that on the occasion of a battle, their response to Moses as was: َ ﻗٰﻌِﺪُوْن ﻫٰﻬُﻨَﺎ َّ اِان َۤ ﻓَﻘَﺎﺗِﻼ َ وَرَﺑُّﻚ َ اَﻧْﺖ ْ ﻓَﺎذْﻫَﺐ 339 That is: ‘Go thou and thy Lord and fight the enemy; here we shall sit. ’ Such was the measure of their disobedience. In contrast, the hearts of the companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him) were so inspired by love of God, and they were so affected by the spiritual attention of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him), that they sacrificed themselves in the cause of God like sheep and goats. Can anyone show us followers of any previous prophet, who demonstrated such sincerity and devotion? We have mentioned the companions of Moses as. Now let us turn to the Jesus’ disciples. One of them, Judas Iscariot, betrayed him in return for thirty pieces of silver. Peter, to whom had been committed the keys of heaven, cursed Jesus to his face and the remaining disciples deserted Jesus at the time of his trial. Not one of them remained steadfast. They all turned out to be cowards. In contrast, the companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him) demonstrated such 339 S ū rah Al-M ā ’idah, 5:25