A Misconception Removed — Page 4
4 Eik Ghalațī Kā Izāla lutely believe in the verse: وَلَكِنْ رَّسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّنَ 8 This verse contains a prophecy of which our opponents do not have the least idea. In this prophecy God Al- mighty says that, after the Holy Prophets, the door of prophecies has been closed till the Day of Judgement, and that it is no longer possible for a Hindu, a Jew, a Christian or a nominal Muslim to assume the title of 'Prophet'; and that all the doors leading to Prophethood have been closed except the door of Sīrat-e-Siddiqi, i. e. , losing oneself in the Holy Prophetsa. Thus he who comes to God through this door is clad, by way of Zill, 10 in the same mantle of Prophethood which is the mantle of the Prophethood of Muhammadsa. As such, his being a Prophet is not a matter for jealously, for he does not derive this status from himself but from the fountain of the Holy Propheta; and, that too, not for his own glory but for the glory and majesty of the Holy Prophets. For this reason, in heaven he is named Muhammadsa and 8 But he is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets. Al- Ahzāb, 33:41 [Publishers] 9 Complete devotion to the Holy Prophets, such as was shown by Hadrat Abu Bakr Şiddīqra. [Publishers] 10 Zill or Zilliyyat signifies such complete devotion to the Holy Prophetsa, and such self-effacement that a person begins to reflect the image of his Mastersa. [Publishers]