Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 169
29 November 1905 169 my coming. However, it is the practice of Allah that as many Appointed Ones of God came into the world, it was not con- sidered necessary for their mission to be accomplished entirely in their own time. Instead, many issues are such that they are fulfilled at their followers’ hands, but their accomplishment is still considered to have taken place at their own hands. During the time of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, Islam had reached Makkah, Madinah, and some neighbouring places. However, during the time of Hadrat Ab u Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, and Hadrat ‘Umar ra , the scope of Islam became rather vast. Moreover, many matters were completed at the hands of the Companions ra , which was, in reality, the success of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, him- self, and was tantamount to achieving through his own blessed hands. These advances were subsequently further added to by the Ban u ‘Umayyads and other sovereigns, and Mahmud Ghaznavi also took part in them. Moreover, these sovereigns of India who ruled for 700 years also received a share [in these accomplishments]. They built mosques in such places that were the centres of Hindus. In short, this is the practice of Allah that he who comes as an Appointed One of God—it is not necessary that all objec- tives should be fulfilled during his lifetime. Who can be greater than the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him? He said that, ‘I have been given the keys of the treasures of Caesar and Chosroes. ’ However, those keys were given to Hadrat ‘Umar ra after him. Therefore, it is wrong to say that they were not given to him [the Holy Prophet s as ] because it is acknowledged that the victories and achievements of the followers are, in reality, the victories of the one who is followed.