With-Love-to-Muhammad

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132 With Love to Muhammad sa the Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn
Are only Dreams left for the ummah?
Analyzing this issue further, one should ponder over
these questions: Do only plain dreams remain for the ummah?
Has God stopped speaking to this ummah completely? Can it be
possible to assume that this is all that is left for the Best ummah
كُنْتمُ‏ ْ Qur’ān, which has been praised in these words of the Holy
(You are the best people raised for the good of خَيرْ‏ َ اُمَّةٍ‏ اُخْرِجَتْ‏ لِلنَّاسِ‏
mankind) 129 ? If we take the ahādīth in question to be referring to
only ordinary dreams, then such a statement cannot be
attributed to the Holy Prophet sa . There are countless examples
of saints and pious individuals in this ummah right from the
sahāba ra until this time who have experienced kalām or converse
with God. Is this the kind of comfort that the Holy Prophet sa
gave the ummah that we should keep on sleeping and trying to
see true dreams?
The Fear of the Companions ra
Another point worth noting is the reaction of the
companions ra . One narration states that the Holy Prophet sa made
the statement in question during his final illness and when he
said, “Surely, ar-risālah [messengership] and an-nubuwwah
[prophethood] have ended; hence, there is no messenger after me,
nor a prophet,” the reaction of the companions ra is expressed in
these words:
‏َّاس
اa َ
َa ‏ِک aذ ٰ ق َّ َ َ
129
Sūrah Āle Imrān, 3:111