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226 Essence of Islam-1 sceptre of Thy Kingdom is a right sceptre;" are meta- phorical; the purpose being to display the spiritual glory of the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him]. A similar statement appears in Isaiah, where it is written: Behold My servant whom I uphold; Mine elect in whom My soul delighteth: I have put My Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth Judgement in the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth Judgement unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged till he have set Judge- ment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. . . . The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, He shall stir up jealousy like a man of war. 132 The words: 'The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man,' are a metaphorical description of the awe-striking advent of the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him]. (See Isaiah, Chapter 42). Many other Prophets have used this metaphor in their prophecies concerning the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him]. [Taudīh-e-Marām, Rūķānī Khazā'in, Vol. 3, pp. 65-67 footnote] Holy Prophet's Station of Intercession The question of salvation and intercession is a grand reli- gious subject and the whole purpose of following a religion culminates in it. For testing the truth of a relig- ion, it is a clear and open criterion through which it can 132 Isaiah 42:1-4, 13 [Publisher]