Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 297
297 On certain occasions, the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, even had a race with Hazrat Ayeshah, may Allah be pleased with her. On one occasion, the Holy Prophet sa outstripped her, and on another occasion, he went easy so that Ayeshah, may Allah be pleased with her, could outstrip him, and so she overtook him. Similarly, it is also proven that on one occasion, a few Abyssinians came to show an entertaining spectacle. The Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, showed Hazrat Ayeshah, may Allah be pleased with her, their demonstration. However, when Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, arrived, the Abyssinians saw him and fled. In short, when a person closely studies the life of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, they learn a great deal. However, there are certain foolish, benighted individuals who do not reflect over his life, but open their mouths to raise allegations against him—his is the state of the Christians and Arya Samajists. The Difference Between a Practice of the Holy Prophet sa and an Innovation in the Faith Therefore, at the present time, people have fallen prey to serious error in relation to what constitutes a practice of the Holy Prophet sa and the reality of an innova- tion in the Faith. They suffer from a grave misconception and cannot differenti- ate between the Sunnah and an innovation in the faith. They have abandoned the exemplary model of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and have invented many practices of their own accord considering them to be an ample form of guidance for their lives, even though these practices are leading them astray. When a person is able to distinguish between a practice of the Holy Prophet sa and an innovation in the Faith, and follows the way of the Holy Prophet sa , they are saved from dangers. However, an individual who does over the fact that this causes a cloud of dust to rise into the air while the Promised Messiah as is walk- ing behind, but His Holiness, the Sign of Allah, is never bothered by this in the least. Often people will overtake him from behind due to which our revered Master either stumbles, or his shoe slips off of his foot, or his cane will fall out of his hand. However, never has anyone seen or heard the Promised Messiah as express displeasure or adopt any particular manner of formality. Many a time the Promised Messiah as will be sitting in the mosque with a group of his companions and if a stranger happens to come and visit, they will move forward to first shake hands with Maulana Abdul Karim Sahib or Hazrat Hakim-ul-Ummat Maulvi Nur-ud-Din Sahib and consider one or the other to be the Promised Messiah, at which these two honourable men will tell the person: ‘This is His Holiness. ’ In short, the example of the greatness of Muhammad sa is wholly evident in the Promised Messiah as. Anyone who is doubtful is free to come and stay here and see for themselves. p. 271