Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 65
H A D R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD A S 65 I have written these commandments by way of example. Even a person with a modicum of reason can realize that, although appar - ently only the Companions ra are addressed, in fact, all Muslims, and not just the Companions ra , are obligated to act upon these injunctions. In short, the true and real Quranic style that gener - ally characterizes the Holy Quran is that its real addressees are all the Muslims who will be born until doomsday, even though, apparently, only the Companions of the Holy Prophet s as are being addressed. Hence, if someone claims that this promise or warn - ing was limited to the Companions ra , he deviates from the com - mon Quranic expression. Until he substantiates his claim with conclusive proof, he will be considered a mul h id [atheist] for taking such a stance. Was the Holy Quran revealed only for the Companions ra ? If the promises, warnings, and all the command - ments of the Holy Quran were restricted to the Companions ra , then those born afterwards would have nothing to do with the Holy Quran. ِ نَعُوْذ ُ بِالل ِّٰ مِن ْ ھٰذِہ ِ الْخُرَافَات [We seek refuge with Allah from such absurdities]. To allege that, according to a hadith, Khilafat will last only thirty years is inexplicable. The Holy Quran says, 1 ۰۰ َو ٌةَّلُث َنِّم َنْيِرِخٰاْلا ۰۰ ٌةَّلُث َنِّم َنْيِلَّوَاْلا Therefore, how absurd is it to present any hadith against it and to interpret the hadith to mean what is obviously contrary to the Holy Quran? If the account of a ha d i th is to be relied upon, then 1. A large party from among the early Muslims, and a large party from the later ones ( S u rah al-W a qi‘ah, 56:40–41). [Publisher]