On the Advent of Prophet-Reformers in Islam
'O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from among you
relating to you My revelations, then whoever fears Allah and reforms
- there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.”
(Al-Arraf 7: 36).
'O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from among you
relating to you My revelations, then whoever fears Allah and reforms
- there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.”
(Al-Arraf 7: 36).
This
directive has been given to those who believe in the Holy Quran. When
a prophet is sent among them in the future, they must be careful not
to deny him. On the contrary, they must welcome him with open arms
and reform themselves so as not to be ashamed before God on the Day
of Judgment. But if there was no prophet after the revelation of the
Holy Qur’an, how can one follow this direction found in this same
book? Especially when it teaches us the following prayer:
“Guide
us on the right path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed
Your favours.”
Allah
(swt) here asks us to pray that we should be among those who have
been rewarded by Him. Moreover, the Holy Quran mentions four
dignities that are accessible to those who receive the favours of
Allah (swt), namely: The rank of prophets, the truthful ones, the
martyrs and the pious ones - those who walk on the right way.
“Whoever
obeys Allah and the Messenger ... these are among those upon whom
Allah bestows His blessings, namely, the prophets, the truthful, the
martyrs, and the righteous. And what good companions are these!”
(An-Nisa 4 : 70)
Thus,
of these four categories of rewards, the prophets rank first. How
then can we say that there will be no more prophets in Islam?
Hazrat
Aisha (ra) explained the term “Khataman-Nabiyyine”
in these words: “Say he is
‘Khataman-Nabiyyine’ but do not say that there will be no more
prophets after him.” (Takmila
Majma’ul-Bihar, 85).
To
be the seal of the prophets is an honour, to be the last of the
prophets gives no greatness whatsoever. Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh)
himself said, “I am superior to all
previous and future prophets.”
(Ad-Dailmi)
“After
me Abu Bakr is the greatest: he is worthy of being a prophet.”
(Kanzul-Umal Vol. 9, pg 128).
There
are many arguments on the subject of “Khataman-Nabiyyine”
which clearly demonstrate that this term does not mean the ‘last
of the prophets’ but the ‘seal
of the prophets’ and there many
great scholars and imams who have interpreted “Khataman-Nabiyyine”
as meaning the ‘seal’
and not the ‘last’
as the so-called Mullahs want people to believe.
A
second misconception that widens the gap between the Creator and the
creatures is that adherents of all religions more or less believe
that God once spoke to His elects but now He no longer speaks and no
longer guides through His revelations.
Do
not believe that Allah (swt) no longer sends His revelations as
before and the Holy Spirit does not come down anymore. Truly, I say
to you that all doors can close, but the door of the Holy Spirit
never closes. Open your hearts so that it may enter therein. You are
moving away from this sun by closing the windows through which its
rays must pass. If you close your heart, how do you want the rays of
the divine light to enter?
O
the ignorant! Do not be fools. Accept the truth that has come to you.
Get up and open this window. The sun will penetrate by itself into
your hearts. Since the Almighty has not shut the ways of the graces/
favours of this world, do you believe that He will close the ways of
divine favours when you need them badly? Never! This path has, on the
contrary, been very clearly opened. Since all the doors of previous
divine favours have been opened, as taught in Surah Al-Fatiha, why do
you refuse to take them? It must be remembered that there are two
kinds of revelations, one which descends on the prophets bearing laws
[law-bearing prophets], such as the Torah on Moses and the Holy
Qur’an on Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh).
Since
the Holy Quran is a perfect book containing all the laws for all
circumstances, no new code is needed anymore and therefore the
revelation of new divine laws has been discontinued. The other type
of revelation is made to the prophet-disciples who do not bring any
new law. That is to say, the Holy Quran is the final law. Although
future prophets will receive divine revelations, these revelations
are only guidance and confirmation and explanation of the Holy
Qur’an. They in no way contradict the Holy Quran. So in this
particular way Allah (swt) spoke to Hazrat Harun (as), to the mother
of Moses and as well as to Hazrat Isa’s mother (as). This kind of
revelation will never stop. The coming of the prophet-followers
[followers of Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh)] who bring no new law is proved
by the Holy Qur’an.
God
sent me to earth to highlight the truths of faith that are hidden
from the eyes of the world; to reveal spiritual truths that are
buried under the darkness of human passions; to make them manifest by
deeds, not by words [in other words, it is not enough for us to
speak, but we must also act – a Messenger of Allah must do his work
according to the guidelines of Allah]. And a way to get closer to God
and receive His blessings to do the work for the sake of Allah, and
even to be able to live on this earth, in our everyday life, is that
man must know that he must focus on prayer (Salat)
and meditation (Zikr).
I
was sent above all to replant in the heart of man the pure and
blameless unity of God, free from all forms of idolatry, a unity that
is no longer seen [very rare] in our day [time]. All this will be
done not by my power, but by the power of the same God who is the God
of heaven and earth, i.e. Allah.
God’s
will is to draw to the Tawheed
(the unity of God) all the souls that live in different parts of the
earth, be it in Africa, the neighbouring islands, Asia, Europe and
even in the Golf, all souls who are pure and sincere, and gather them
all in one religion. This is the purpose of God for which I was sent
to earth. So, pursue this goal, the path that will lead you to that
goal, but with a focus on goodness, meditation, morality and prayer.
“In
huwa illaa Zikrulil-aalamin”
May
Allah help me in this task/ mission as His servant and Messenger in
this present century, and may Allah guide me through His revelations
and inspirations and His immense love so that I may guide the Ummah
of Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), as well as the whole of humanity in the
right way. And may Allah inspire the hearts of people to open to His
message and accept and enter into the fold of Islam, the Sahih al
Islam, the pure religion of Allah in all humility and serenity, with
devotion and wisdom for the well-being of humanity and for the
welfare of their own souls, in this world and in the hereafter.
Insha-Allah, Ameen.
I
hope you all enjoy [i.e. spiritually benefit from] this Jalsa Salana.
May Allah bless you wherever you are and increase your knowledge on
His Deen.
Ameen.
---Closing Speech of the 2019 Mauritius Jalsa Salana by Imam- Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam Hazrat Khalifatullah Munir A. Azim (atba) on 02 November 2019~ 05 Rabi’ul Awwal 1441 AH.
---Closing Speech of the 2019 Mauritius Jalsa Salana by Imam- Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam Hazrat Khalifatullah Munir A. Azim (atba) on 02 November 2019~ 05 Rabi’ul Awwal 1441 AH.