True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 76
[ 76 ] Thus the Maul a n a is confirming that the prophecy made by the Holy Prophet sa has been fulfilled in its entirety. Con- tinuing, the Maul a n a writes: May our lives and souls be sacrificed at the feet of the Most Truthful One. All that he said came true, so much so that Muslims came to walk in the footsteps of the idolators. Those professing Islam adopted their ways. Once freed from the worship of L a t and ‘Uzz a they returned to them as their slaves and servants. ( Ibid. ) Yes, we have the Book, but look at the plight of the ummah. They had been freed from L a t and ‘Uzz a ; but have reverted to their worship. They have become the lowest of the low. What is missing? Obviously, a divine reformer is needed who, being enlightened by God, should purify them and revive them. ‘All a mah Iqb a l, held in high esteem by our opponents, also called a ‘Muslim Thinker,’ lamented the status of the ummah of the Holy Prophet sa. It is painful for me to refer to them as the ummah of the Holy Prophet sa because the Holy Prophet sa represented what was good and wholesome and to refer to these people as associated with the Holy Prophet sa is very uncomfortable. That is probably the rea- son that the Holy Prophet sa used the term ‘their ulema’ when referring to the corrupted ulema. He did not refer to them as belonging to him, but when he referred to the true