The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 273
The Holy Prophetsa 273 To attain long physical life is no matter of pride. Some of the Egyptian monuments are thousands of years old, and the ruins of Babylon are still in existence which are the home of owls, and in this country Ajūdhia and Bindraban are all old cities and many old monuments are found in Italy and Greece. Through their long continued existence, do all these monuments partake of the glory and exalta- tion which is bestowed on the holy ones of God on account of their spiritual life? It is clear that the proof of such spiritual life is found only in the case of our blessed Prophet [peace and bless- ings of Allah be on him]. May God's mercies in their thousands keep him company. [Tiryāq-ul-Qulüb, Rūķānī Khazā'in, Vol. 15, pp. 137-139] More than three thousand miracles were shown by our lord and master, the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] and his prophecies were numberless; but it is not necessary for us to put forward those mira- cles which were shown in the past. One grand miracle of the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] is that the revelation vouchsafed to all other Proph- ets has been cut off, and their miracles have been left behind, and their followers are empty-handed and are left only with old stories; but the revelation vouchsafed to the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] has not been cut off, nor have his miracles been cut off, but are always displayed through his perfect followers who are honoured with obeying him. On this account the religion of Islām is a living religion and its God is a Liv- ing God. In this age also this servant of the Lord of Honour is present. Thousands of signs in support of the Messen- ger of Allah and the Book of Allah have been shown by