A Misconception Removed — Page 15
A Misconception Removed 15 Burūz and should rather say that he [the Promised One] would be his grandson. What has this to do with Burūz? If such a relationship was indeed necessary for Burūz, then why was the less perfect relationship of grandson preferred to that of a son? The fact is that while in His Holy Book Allah has negated the father- hood of the Holy Prophetsa, He has given the glad- tidings of a Burūz. If this concept of Burūz was not true, then why were the Companions of the Promised One designated as Companions of the Holy Prophets in the follow- ing verse: وَأَخَرِيْنَ مِنْهُمْ 29 One has to deny this verse before he denies the con- cept of Burūz. People who think in physical terms, sometimes link the Promised One to the progeny of Hasan, sometimes to Husaind, and sometimes to 'Abbāsta. But what the Holy Prophetsa really meant was that the Promised One would be his heir, just like a son, i. e. , he would inherit his name, his character, his knowledge, his spirituality, and would reflect his very image. He will acquire nothing on his own but will ac- quire everything from the Holy Prophetsa, and will so lose himself in himsa as to reflect hissa very image. Just 29 And among other from among them. Al-Jumu'ah, 62:4 [Publishers]