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338 With Love to Muhammad sa the Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn
Meaning that: ‘Will you grieve yourself to death because they
did not believe?’
The reason why the followers of previous prophets did not
achieve such a high grade in righteousness was that those
prophets did not have the same degree of concern and anguish
for their followers as did the Holy Prophet sa . It is a pity that
ignorant Muslims of this age do not appreciate the Holy
Prophet sa as he deserves, and therefore they stumble at every
step. They interpret the Seal of prophethood in a manner that is
derogatory of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be
upon him) and does not hold him up to praise as if he had no
power to bestow spiritual grace upon his followers or to help
perfect them spiritually, and had been appointed merely to
teach them the law. God Almighty has taught Muslims the
prayer:
اِهْدِانَ‏ ِ الصرّ‏ ‏َاطَ‏ ْ الْمُس تَقِيمْ‏ َۙ
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۝ صرِ‏ ‏َاطَ‏ اذلَّ‏ ‏ِيْنَ‏ اَنْعَمْتَ‏ عَلَيهْ‏ ‏ِمْ‏
If the Muslims are not the heirs of the previous prophets and
have no share in the favors that were bestowed upon them, why
were they taught this prayer? It is a pity that Muslims, on
account of their bigotry and ignorance, do not reflect duly on
this verse. They are too eager to see Jesus descend from heaven,
while the Holy Qur’an testifies that he is dead and was buried
in Srinagar, Kashmir, as God Almighty has said:
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وَّاٰوَيْنهٰ‏ ‏ُمَاۤ‏ اِلىٰ‏ رَبْوَةٍ‏ ذَاتِ‏ قَرَارٍ‏ وَّمَعِينْ‏ ٍ
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‘Guide us along the straight path, the path of those upon whom Thou has
bestowed Thy favours.’—Sūrah Al-Fātihah, 1:6-7
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Sūrah Al-Mu’minūn, 23:51