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45 to the world again. Yet, they do not believe that the Holy Prophet sa would be raised again. However, Allah the Exalted states in the Holy Quran: ‘He Who has made the teaching of the Quran binding on you will most surely bring you back to the place of return. ’” 41 Many of his followers accepted this teaching of his and became convinced of the [physical] re-advent of the Holy Prophet sa on earth, despite the fact that the Holy Quran strongly rejects the return to earth of those who have passed away. However, it is possible that in order to honour the name of such a person, Allah the Exalted raises some else after having endowed him the morals and attributes of that person. However, this concept is at complete odds with the belief of reincarnation or the return of a person [to earth]; this is an obvious and clear fact. In addition to this belief of raj‘at , ‘ Abdull a h bin Sab a began to preach that thousands of prophets had passed and every prophet possessed a wa si ; 42 thus, the wa si of the Holy Prophet sa was Hadrat ‘ Ali ra. If the Holy Prophet sa was kh a tamul-anbiy a ’ 43 then Hadrat ‘Ali ra was kh a tamul-au s iy a ’. Then he would say, “Who can be more 41. * This prophecy was actually about the victory of Makkah, which was distorted by him in order to concoct the belief of raj ‘ at. Since people travel to Makkah again and again for the purpose of hajj and to attain spiritual reward, this is why it is also called ma ‘ a d i. e. , a place where people return often. * Al-Qa s a s (28:86) 42. See glossary of terms for further details [Publishers] 43. Seal of the Prophets [Publishers]