The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 217
The Holy Prophetsa 217 America about these matters, so that these matters might be conclusively established. I invited them that if anyone claimed that spiritual life could be achieved by any other means, without following the Khatam-ul-Anbiyā' [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] he should come forth in opposition to me, and that failing this he should come to me as a seeker after truth, in order to witness the bless- ings and signs that are bestowed on me; but no one offered to come with sincerity and good faith and by keeping aloof they proved that they are all floundering in darkness. [Ā'īna-e-Kamālāt-e-Islām, Rūņānī Khazā'in, Vol. 5, pp. 221-222] We know for certain that the greatest Prophet of God and His best beloved is Muhammad, the chosen one [peace and blessings of Allah be on him]. The followers of other Prophets are in darkness having nothing with them ex- cept old stories and tales. But the Muslims always receive fresh signs from God Almighty. Therefore, among Muslims there are found many persons of under- standing, who believe in God with such certainty as if they beheld Him; but other people have not this certainty concerning God Almighty. Therefore, our soul bears wit- ness that the true and right religion is Islām alone. . . . The miracles of our Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] are not mere stories. By obeying the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] we experience those signs ourselves and, through the blessings of observation and experience, we arrive at complete certainty. How high is the status of that perfect and Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] whose Prophethood always furnishes fresh proof to seekers, and by the blessings of witnessing continuous