Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 209
26 December 1905 209 more one ponders, the more one is amazed at the stature and high rank of the Holy Prophet s as. What virtue of sanctity Allah the Exalted had bestowed upon the Holy Prophet s as , and what force and impact He had endowed it with, that he prepared a nation like the Companions ra who were ready to sacrifice their lives for him! He left behind a nation whose steps advanced purely for the sake of God alone. They were so ardent and ready [to strive] in the path of God Almighty and experienced such joy upon sacrificing their life on this path that today’s worldly people cannot derive such joy even by winning a case in court. They were utterly devoted to God. No Prophet brought about such a tremendous and incom- parable change in his people. It is written that a Companion was fighting and tried to strike an enemy with his sword during the battle, but that sword did not hit the enemy and instead came back to hit him. Some said that he did not attain martyrdom. When he was brought before the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, he asked the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, ‘Have I not attained martyrdom?’ He asked this because he was greatly saddened at the thought. The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, told him that he would get the reward of two martyrs. One, because he attacked the enemy, and the second, because he laid down his life for this cause. What was the point? Only this, they did not want to be deprived of the rank of martyrdom. It is absolutely true that Allah the Exalted had filled their hearts with His love, and not only that, but they had reached a high level in the love and cog- nition of Allah the Exalted, and it was for this reason that their intellect, understanding, and discernment had significantly advanced. An Englishman compared the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and Jesus the Messiah, and