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T HE W IL L—AL-WA T HE W IL L—AL-WA S S IY YAT IY YAT 16 [spiritually] blind. The other more grave consequences would have followed—the beneficence of the Holy Prophet s as would have been flawed and his Quwwat-e-Qudsiyah 1 would have been con- sidered imperfect. Moreover, the supplication which the Muslims were enjoined to make in their five obligatory prayers would have been in vain. On the other hand, there would have been the added defect that if this Kam a l 2 were made possible for a member of the Ummah to achieve directly without completely following the Light of the Prophethood of Muhammad s as , then the meaning and significance of Khatmi Nubuwwat 3 would have been negated. Thus, to avoid both these dangers, God Almighty vouchsafed the consummate, perfect, pure and venerated revelation to some of those who completely lose themselves in the Holy Prophet s as and no barrier remains between them and him s as. They personify the sense and substance of being an ummat i and the true meaning of following the Holy Prophet s as is fully realized in them in such a way that their beings cease to be their own but are lost in the being of the Holy Prophet s as , so much so that in the mirror of their total absorption, the person of the Holy Prophet s as is fully reflected and along with this they are vouchsafed a personal communion with God like other Prophets as. This is how some individuals, despite being ummat i , have earned the title of ‘Prophet’. For such Prophethood is not distinct 1. The Spiritual Power to bring about a spiritual change in a person. See the Holy Quran 8:25, where it is specifically mentioned with respect to the Holy Prophet s as. [Publisher] 2. Literally ‘perfection’. Here it signifies the Prophethood. [Publisher] 3. Seal of Prophethood; the end of Prophethood in so far as it is not the result of Mu h ammad’s s as beneficence. [Publisher]