With-Love-to-Muhammad

336 With Love to Muhammad sa the Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn
and righteousness. Few auliyā’ullāh [friends of Allāh] appeared
among the followers of Moses as and Jesus as . Most of them were
disobedient, vicious and worshippers of the world. That is why
the Torah and the Gospel make no mention of the evidence of
their spiritual influence. The Torah frequently designates the
companions of Moses as as disobedient, hard-hearted, sinful and
rebellious. The Holy Qur’ān mentions that their disobedience
had reached such a degree that on the occasion of a battle, their
response to Moses as was:
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فَاذْهَبْ‏ اَنْتَ‏ وَرَ‏ بُّكَ‏ فَقَاتِلاَ‏ ۤ اِانَّ‏ هٰهُنَا قٰعِدُوْنَ‏
That is: ‘Go thou and thy Lord and fight the enemy; here we
shall sit.’
Such was the measure of their disobedience. In contrast, the
hearts of the companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allāh be upon him) were so inspired by love of
God, and they were so affected by the spiritual attention of the
Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him), that
they sacrificed themselves in the cause of God like sheep and
goats. Can anyone show us followers of any previous prophet,
who demonstrated such sincerity and devotion? We have
mentioned the companions of Moses as . Now let us turn to the
Jesus’ disciples. One of them, Judas Iscariot, betrayed him in
return for thirty pieces of silver. Peter, to whom had been
committed the keys of heaven, cursed Jesus to his face and the
remaining disciples deserted Jesus at the time of his trial. Not
one of them remained steadfast. They all turned out to be
cowards. In contrast, the companions of the Holy Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) demonstrated such
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Sūrah Al-Mā’idah, 5:25