Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 67
67 along with the history of the world, clearly testify to what the Noble Prophet sa accomplished. Otherwise, why would Allah the Exalted refer to him especially in the following words: 1 تَسْلِيْمًا عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلِّمُوْا صَلُّوْا ْن َ ٰامَنُوْا ی الَّذِ ُّـهَا ی َ ٰۤـا ی ِّ النَّبِي ی َ اِنَّ اهللَ وَ مَلٰٓىِٕكَتَهٗ يُصَلُّوْنَ عَل Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! You also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace. This statement was not made about any other Prophet. It was this person alone who appeared in the world with every form of success and with the greatest praise, the man whose name was Muhammad (the Most Praised), may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. It is the custom of Allah that time moves for- ward. At last, the era of the Seal of Prophets dawned, and he was the only person ever to proclaim: 2 النَّاسُ اِنِّـيْ رَسُوْلُ اهللِ اِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيْعًا ُّـهَا ی َ ٰۤـا ی O mankind! Truly I am a Messenger to you all from Allah. One could say that these are a few words and he who is blind could suggest that there is nothing exceptional about this statement. However, he who has a heart can understand, and he who has ears can hear, and he who has eyes can see that these are no ordinary words. My response to such people is that if this is an unex- ceptional statement, then why did Moses, peace be upon him, or the Messiah, peace be upon him, or any other Prophet for that matter not have the strength to say these words? The fact of the matter is that those who were not given this strength and this lofty station, simply could not make such a declaration. I pro- claim once again that no other Prophet received the greatness and glory that was conferred upon our Noble Prophet sa. If someone feeds meat to a sheep on a daily basis, this will not turn it into a lion. Therefore, bear this truth in mind that the only person who was ever worthy and truly deserving of this name was the man named Muhammad (the Most Praised). This is the bestowal of God, which vests the heart and mind of a person with these faculties. God knows full well who is best suited to receive and take on these faculties. It is not within everyone’s scope to comprehend this secret, and all people do not have the strength to proclaim: 1 al-Ahzab, 33:57 2 al-A’raf, 7:159 p. 60