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229 Malfuzat – Volume IV law of nature, and the doctrines and established beliefs of past peoples. These British writers have conceded that if the Quran had not appeared, a terrible state of affairs would have ensued. They have confessed that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, reformed bloodthirsty savages, and then made them into a community of such truthful and loyal people that in their companionship of the Prophet sas , they never once cared for their own lives or wealth. Such loyalty, obedience, sacrifice and devotion cannot be developed until the leader and master possesses the greatest spiritual influence and magnetism. Then, an author writes that the Arabs were not only taught true righteousness, but their intellectual faculties also were trained and nurtured. The disciples would not have even been able to oversee the workings of a village, but the companions governed over the world. Who can say that the parents of Abu Bakr or Umar, may Allah be pleased with both of them, ever ruled or governed over a state and this is why they were experienced in administration and rule, or the laws of governance? No, not at all. This was due solely to the training of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and due to the perfect teaching of the Holy Quran that on the one hand these people were not only transformed into angels, but also paragons of intellect. 1 The Excellence of the Spiritual Influence of the Holy Prophet sas It is manifestly evident that if a physician were to cure a group of diseased people who were deemed incurable, one would have to accept that the physician was a master in his field. Despite this, anyone who does not accept his expertise would be deemed nothing more than an ignorant fool. In the same way, our Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, cured hundreds and thou - sands who were diseased with sin and all of these sick people were themselves full of a thousand spiritual maladies and ailments. Take the example of a person who says they are suffering from headache and cataract as well, along with dropsy, arthralgia and splenalgia, and so on and so forth. Now if a physician cured such an individual and restored them to good health, we would have no choice but to accept that the physician’s diagnosis and treatment proved effective and unfail - ing. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, also cured people who were suffering from thousands of spiritual diseases. The more one visualises their weaknesses and their state of sin, and then observes the change 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 6, no. 11, dated 24 March 1902, pp. 3-5 p. 495