The Verdict of the Quran and Sunnah — Page 37
The Verdict of the Holy Quran and Sunnah 37 Read each and every word of this vision and you will discover that it describes that the Five Holy Ones [the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , ‘Al i ra , F at imah ra , H asan ra and H usain ra ] entered the room and were standing therein. One of them, most likely Hadrat F at imah ra , like a compassionate and kind mother, brought the Promised Messiah as close to herself. He was a child so young in age that his height barely reached above the knees of this compassionate and kind mother. The scene shown to the Promised Messiah as in this vision is that of a mother who keeps her child close to herself out of love and affection. Now, to lewdly deride such a vision can only be the work of someone with an impure character. With the exception of one who cares not the least bit for the sanctity and respect of the ahl-e-bait [i. e. family of the Holy Prophet sa ], who can ridicule this pure vision? As far as visions are concerned, many saints from the ummah have related visions of a similar nature. Anyone who reflects upon them can easily ascertain that the ones guilty of insolence and of abusing the ahl-e-bait are not the people of visions, but rather those who draw the wrong conclusions about such visions. If those given to criticism were alive in the times of the great elders, would they have raised such sordid objections against them as well? For example, Hadrat Im a m Ab u H an i fah rh saw that he was gathering the blessed bones of Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , choosing some but not others. He awoke out of fright from this dream. (For details see: Tadhkiratul-Auliy a ’, ch. 18, Kashful- Ma h j u b, Urdu translation, p. 106)