Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 285
7 August 1905 285 Companions ra was indeed that all Prophets had died. Without it, the Companions ra could never have attained patience after the death of the Holy Prophet s as. This blessed consensus was reached through Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra. And even if someone had the illusion [before this] that some Prophet was alive, it was removed, and thus, realising that all Prophets die, the shock of the Prophet’s death was lifted from the hearts of the Companions ra. If any individual was suffering from a misun- derstanding due to a lack of comprehension, that too, was removed. The Word of God Almighty has settled the issue that no one [physically] ascends to the heavens. When the kuf- f a r [disbelievers] asked the Holy Prophet s as for the miracle of ascending to the heavens, he said: 1 َناَحْبُس ْيِّبَر ْلَه ُتْنُك اَّلِا اًرَشَب اًلْوُسَّر قُل َناَحْبُس ْيِّبَر ْلَه ُتْنُك اَّلِا اًرَشَب اًلْوُسَّر قُل Meaning that, no human Messenger has ever ascended to the heavens. And Allah says: 2 اَم ٌدَّمَحُم اَّلِا ٌلْوُسَر ْدَق ْتَلَخ ْنِم ِهِلْبَق ُلُسُّرلا ْنِٕىۡاَفَا َتاَّم ْوَا َلِتُق اَم ٌدَّمَحُم اَّلِا ٌلْوُسَر ْدَق ْتَلَخ ْنِم ِهِلْبَق ُلُسُّرلا ْنِٕىۡاَفَا َتاَّم ْوَا َلِتُق Meaning that, there is no Prophet who has not died, so if this Prophet dies or is killed, will you turn away from religion? The heavenly books and history of the world also give the same testimony. There is no precedent that any number of Prophets ascended to heaven previously. The Messiah himself also delivered this very verdict, saying that John is indeed Elijah. Yes, indeed, just as Adam as , Moses as , 1. S u rah Ban i Isr a ’ i l, 17:94 [Publisher] 2. S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:145 [Publisher]