Reply to a Mockery — Page 134
134 who reject God’s chosen ones are destroyed and those who accept them enjoy the love of the Almighty. They are blessed and Allah’s mercy and compassion encompass them. Those who come after them accept them as their leaders. Such people are chosen to succeed both in this life and in the Hereafter. We also affirm that the chosen ones, who led their people out of the darkness of evil into the light of virtue, were appointed at different times and places. The leader of them all was our Lord and Master Muhammad Mu st af a s as , the one upon whom the Almighty bestowed the honour of being the Leader of the Children of Adam. He was the one appointed for all mankind. And Allah gave him com- plete knowledge and helped him with such awe inspir- ing splendour and majesty that even mighty kings would tremble at the mention of his name. It was for his sake that Allah made the entire earth a mosque. On every inch of the earth his followers made prostrations to the One and Only God. This world came to know justice and peace after it had been filled with iniquity and transgression. We believe that had all the Prophets of old been alive during the life of our Lord and Master, they would have had no choice but to follow him as Allah says: ْمُكَعَم َّنُنِمْؤُتَل ٖهِب َو ٗهَّنُرُصْنَتَلَو ْذِا َذَخَا ُهّٰللا َقاَثْيِم َنّٖيِبَّنلا ۤاَمَل ْمُكُتْيَتٰا ْنِّم ٍبٰتِك َّو ٍةَمْكِح َّمُث ْمُكَءٓاَج ٌلْوُسَر ٌقِّدَصُّم اَمِّل And remember the time when Allah took a covenant from the people through the Prophets, saying: ‘Whatever I give