| Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V | 84 Surah ash-Shu‘ara’, 26:4 [Publisher] |
| Blessings of Khilafat | 17 Surah ash-Shu‘ara’, 26:4 |
| Haqiqatul-Wahi | So what was it that breathed into them such spirit of devotion? And what was the hand that brought about such a change in them? It was that in the time of their pre-Islamic ignorance they were worms of this world; there was no sin and no type of injustice that they did not commit, but then becoming the followers of this Prophet, they were so drawn to God that it was as if God dwelt within them. I tell you truly that it was the spiritual attention of the Holy Prophet that pulled them out of a low life into a holy one. Those who entered Islam in hosts did not do so because of the sword. Rather it was the consequence of the sincere supplications and humble and passionate prayers which the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, offered in Makkah for thirteen years, so that even the soil of Makkah confessed that it was under the blessed feet of him whose heart proclaimed the Oneness of Allah so passionately that heaven was filled with his cries. God is in need of no one. He does not care whether anyone is rightly guided or goes astray. Therefore, the light of guidance which was so extraordinarily manifested in Arabia, and then spread to the rest of the world, was the consequence of the heartfelt anguish of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Followers of every religion digressed and strayed away from Tauhid [Oneness of God] but the spring of Tauhid continued to flow in Islam. All these blessings were the result of the supplications of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as God Almighty has said [Surah ash-Shu‘ara’, 26:4] meaning: ‘Will you grieve yourself to death because they do not believe?’ Thus, the reason why the followers of previous Prophets did not achieve such a high grade in righteousness and piety was that those Prophets did not have the same degree of attention and anguish for their followers. It is a pity that the ignorant Muslims of this age did not appreciate their Noble Prophet as he deserved, and stumbled in every issue. They interpret the Seal of Prophethood in a manner that is derogatory to the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, rather than praiseworthy, as if the pure soul of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had no power to bestow grace or to help perfect the souls spiritually, and he had been appointed merely to teach them the bare minimum of law. On the contrary, God Almighty teaches this ummah the prayer [‘Guide us in the right path—The path of those upon whom You have bestowed Your blessings’, (Surah al-Fatihah, 1:6–7)]. Therefore, if this ummah is not the heir of the previous Prophets and have no share in this bounty, why were they taught this prayer? It is a pity that no one—on account of their bigotry and ignorance— duly reflects upon this verse. They are greatly eager that Hadrat ‘Isa should descend from heaven, while the Holy Quran testifies that he is dead and buried in Srinagar, Kashmir, as God Almighty says [Surah al-Mu’minun, 23:51] meaning: ‘We delivered ‘Isa and his mother from the hands of the Jews and conveyed them to a high mountain which was a place of comfort and elegance and had springs of clear water in it.’ This was Kashmir. And this is why Maryam’s tomb is not to be found in Palestine, and they claim that she too disappeared like Hadrat ‘Isa. How unjust it is of the ignorant Muslims to believe that the ummah of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is devoid of the converse and discourse of God while at the same time they repeat the sayings [of the Holy Prophet] that prove that among the ummah of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, there will be those who will resemble the Prophets of Israel, and there will also be one who will be a Prophet in one aspect and an ummati [follower of the Holy Prophet] in another! He would be the one who will be called the Promised Messiah. (Author) |
| Haqiqatul-Wahi | 2 (Translation) Meaning that, will you grieve yourself to death because these disbelievers do not believe? [Surah ash-Shu‘ara’, 26:4] (Author) |
| Islam & Europe – Peace, Identity & Integration | 4 The Holy Qur’an 26:4 |
| Khilafat and Mujaddidiyyat | 15 The Holy Quran, 26:4 |
| Malfuzat – Volume III | 13 ash-Shu’ara, 26:4 |
| The Essence of Islam – Volume I | 38 ‘Haply thou wilt grieve thyself to death because they believe not.’—al-Shu‘ara’, 26:4 [Publisher] |
| The Essence of Islam – Volume III | 36 Al-Shu‘ara’, 26:4 [Publisher] |
| The Essence of Islam – Volume III | 1 ‘Haply thou wilt grieve thyself to death because they believe not.’—Al-Shu‘ara’, 26:4 [Publisher] |
| The Essence of Islam – Volume III | 4 Al-Shu‘ara’, 26:4 [Publisher] |
