Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 25
28 OCTOBER 1904 The Prophets are established on discernment and insight. Hence, those who say that no one will attain that insight are themselves the ones who will leave this world blind so to speak. Had their faith been sincere in the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would they not have believed that he came to impart heavenly wealth? And would they not have believed that this Ummah would gain superiority over all ummahs? However, they do believe that the mother of Hadrat Mūsāas [Moses] received wahī [revelations]. Now, tell me whether even their men have ever had such a wahi! I had an argument with a maulawī in Lahore about the word muhaddath, that it is mentioned in the ahādīth that a muhaddath is someone who can converse with God, and this matter was particularly in reference to Hadrat 'Umarra. So, this maulawi replied that since Islam is not blessed with Divine dia- logue after the Holy Prophetsas, Hadrat 'Umara was not granted this lofty station. This is as if to say that only dajjāls [deceivers] will keep coming in this Ummah. The Advent of the Promised Messiah The era foretold in the ahādīth in connection with the [advent of the] Messiah is this very period. The word مِنْكُمْ ]min kum-'from among you'] is evident in Sūrah an-Nūr and Şahīḥ al-Bukhārī. All the Signs have become apparent. The solar and lunar eclipses took place in the month of Ramadan; the plague occurred. How manifest were these Signs, but people always say that these things have always happened. They are not admitting defeat nor is God One to be defeated. Ultimately, you know what the outcome will be: Verily, that Holy God will prevail. Despite articulating so many manifest Signs, the only reply they give is that I am but one of the 30 dajjāls. 25