Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 106
106 TESTIMONY OF THE HOLY QURAN clearly states that just as Hadrat Mūsāas was a witness over the good and evil deeds of his ummah, so is our Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, a witness. But Hadrat Mūsā'sas being a permanent witness was not possible except through khilafat; i. e. God Almighty established a series of Khulafa' for 1,400 years to fulfil this purpose. They were, in fact, servants of the Torah and appeared in support of the shariah of Hadrat Mūsāas so that God Almighty may perfectly fulfil the purpose of Hadrat Mūsāas being a witness through them and they should be able to bear witness before God Almighty about all Children of Israel on the Day of Judgement. Similarly, Allah the Lord of Glory has made the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, a witness over the whole Muslim ummah and has said, and said, إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَاهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ ! وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا But it is clear that on the face of it, the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, remained for only twenty-three years in his ummah. Then the question as to how he can be a witness over his ummah forever, has only one answer, and that is 1. Verily, We have sent to you a Messenger, who is a witness over you (Sūrah al-Muzzammil, 73:16) [Publisher] 2. And shall bring thee as a witness against these! (Sūrah an-Nisā', 4:42) [Publisher]