With-Love-to-Muhammad

332 With Love to Muhammad sa the Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn
by way of reflection. God Almighty at the times of need raises a
servant of His who becomes their example reflectively and thus
continues their spiritual life. It is for this purpose that God has
taught the prayer:
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اِهْدِانَ‏ ِ الصرّ‏ ‏َاطَ‏ الْمُس ْ تَقِيمْ‏ َۙ
۝ صرِ‏ ‏َاطَ‏ اذلَّ‏ ‏ِيْنَ‏ اَنْعَمْتَ‏ عَلَيهْ‏ ‏ِمْ‏
‘O Allāh, guide us along the straight path, the path of those
servants upon whom Thou has bestowed Thy favors….’
Not only has He taught this prayer, but has also promised in
another verse:
وَاذلَّ‏ ‏ِيْنَ‏ جَاهَدُ‏
وْا فِيْنَا لَنهَ‏ ‏ْدِيَنهَّ‏ ‏ُمْ‏ ُ سبُلَنَا‎334‎
‘Those who strive in Our path—which is the right path—We
will surely guide them along Our ways.’
It is clear that the ways of God Almighty are those that have
been disclosed to the prophets.
[Shahādat-ul-Qur’ān, Rūhānī Khazā’in, Volume 6, Pages 339-
352]
Divine Promise of Khilāfah
There are other verses which also indicate that it is God’s
design that spiritual teachers, who are the heirs of the prophets,
should always continue to be available. For instance:
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Sūrah Al-Fātihah, 1:6-7
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Sūrah Al-‘Ankabūt, 29:70