Truth about Khatm-e-Nabuwat — Page 32
In another place referring to the same incident the Holy Quran uses the word 'c' and says: "He refused to be • c' (with) those who prostrated. The Quran has thus, E:O to say, confirmed through its own judgement that the word 'c' can at times express the meaning of 'among'. In short, the use of the expression •c• in the sense of 'among' is a common place idiom, extensive use of which in the Arabic language is a' matter of elementary knowledge. Strictly speak!ng similar expressions are copiously found in all languages. As an instance, in Urdu, the expression "So and so is with the Muslim League" does not convey the sense that the person under reference is actually a non-member And only outwardly keeping a physical personal contact with that body. It in fact means that he is a. member of the League and one of the leaguers. It is a great pity that the Maulvies of our times little ponder on tbe verse of the Holy Quran and have been lost in the mazes or traditional fiction. Had they but reftected a little, they would not have been so obstinate about tbeir interpretation of the word • ~' as it could not be much of a st_umbling-block. In fact, the intention in the use of the word • ,::' here instead of'cr'is to express a double-meaning composite of the sense of both the expressions simultaneously. In elaboration of the point a Hadith will be very relevant. As the Holy Prophet (Allah's prace and blessings be. on him) has said, "the souls are grouped in classes" i. e. tbere are different categories of souls ; souls having common affinities are attracted toward each other and are attached to one another in close unity. It is evident thr. refore that the use of the word C: instead of 'er' is intended to point to the elevating truth that the favoured ones shall. apart from joining -- /. Suro Ha. Jr, ••rs• 32. 32