Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 448
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 448 In the same way, Almighty Allah taught this supplication and it is recited at five times [every day], but our opponents say that it has no impact or result. Is this not an insult to the Holy Quran and an insult to Islam? This is the real point of conten- tion between me and them. I say that the blessings and effects of Islam are still the same as they were before. That God still shows His marvels and speaks even now. But, in contrast, they say that now this door has been closed and God Almighty has become silent; He does not speak to anyone. There is no effec- tiveness and acceptance in prayers. The holy influence of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has been left behind. Woe upon them! They failed to appreciate the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and the Holy Quran and God Almighty. Islam is a living religion and our Book is a living Book and our God is a living God and our Messenger is a living Messenger. Then how can his blessings, illumination, and effects be dead? I could not care less about this opposition. How can I leave God Almighty and His Messenger and His Book out of concern for their opposition? Is the Door of Wa hi and Ilh a m Closed in the Ummah? I had a conversation with a person named ‘Abdul-Hakeem in Lahore. He said that ilh a m [Divine inspiration] was a distinc- tion of the earlier ummahs—even women had wa hi [Divine revelation]—but this door is closed in this Ummah. What a shameful statement! Is this Ummah even below the rank of the women of the Israelites, and is this what God Almighty has desired for it that it should remain deprived even after being called Khairul-Ummum [the Best of all Ummahs]? This ‘Abdul-Hakeem went so far as to say that even Hadrat