Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 135
Mahzarnama 135 leader, spiritual guide, or Prophet, must demonstrably prove that their particular Prophet is still alive in terms of his spiritual beneficence, and is not dead in that sense. Because it is imperative that if one follows a Prophet and regards him as one's intercessor and deliverer, then such a Prophet must remain alive forever, in respect of his continued spiritual beneficence. And he may rest on the firmament of respect, elevation, and majesty— with his shining countenance, and with such certainty—and the fact of his sitting on the right hand of God, the Eternal, the Living and the Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining, the Omnipotent, must be corroborated by the flow of such brilliant Divine lights that by loving him fully and obeying him perfectly one must inevitably be blessed by the Holy Spirit and the heavenly blessings. And he may partake of the Divine lights of his beloved Prophet and thereby dispel the spiritual darkness of his time. And he may infuse the actively inclined persons with such firm, perfect, shining and sparkling certitude in the existence of God, which burns up all sinful desires and all passions of base life. This is the only proof of the fact that a certain Prophet is still alive and is in heaven. So, how can we ever adequately thank our God, the Glorious, Master of Majesty, that He Himself granted us the ability to love and obey His beloved Prophet Muhammad, the chosen one sa. And then He gave us a bounteous measure of the true, righteously inspired fear of God (taqwa) and true Heavenly Signs—which are the spiritual benefits of the aforementioned love and obedience—and proved to us that Our Exalted Prophet has not died; rather he is in the ever-so-high heaven, seated on the throne of exaltation and majesty, on the right side of the Omnipotent Sovereign. 25 25 (viz. O, our Lord! Send down blessings on the Holy Prophet and prosperity and salutations. Allah sends down blessings on the Prophet, and