The Resurrection

And moreover, is it at all possible that Sāni-i Dhu’l-Jalāl —Who makes Himself known to conscious beings through artistic creatures and makes Himself loved through precious bestowals— would not make clear to conscious beings through a Messenger what He wants from them and what pleases Him?

And moreover, is it at all possible that He would not wish, through a preceptor, to turn the face of man—who has been created in such a way that, through his consciousness, he is connected with creation and the world, and who has the capacity to present the worship of all creation to Allah through his comprehensive worship—away from causes and created beings and toward Himself?

There are many other functions of prophethood like these, each of which is in itself a certain proof that divinity is inconceivable without prophethood.

Indeed, has anyone ever appeared besides Muhammad the Arab (saw) who possessed the above-mentioned qualities and fulfilled these duties in a more capable and comprehensive way? Has time ever shown anyone more worthy and more suitable than him (saw) for the rank of prophethood and the task of messengership? No, absolutely not! For he (saw) is the master of all messengers, the imam of all prophets, the leader of all asfiyā, the nearest of all those near to Allah, the most perfect of all created beings, and the sultan of all murshidīn.

Indeed, apart from the countless proofs of his prophethood—drawn from nearly a thousand miracles, such as the splitting of the moon and the flowing of water from his fingers, which have been confirmed by the agreement of the muhaqqiqīn —the glorious Qur’an, his (saw) greatest miracle, which is like an ocean full of truths and is miraculous in forty respects, is more than sufficient to demonstrate his prophethood. Since we have discussed the forty miraculous aspects of the Qur’an in other treatises, especially in The Twenty-Fifth Word, we leave that explanation to those treatises and content ourselves with this.

The Third Indication

One should not doubt what value this apparently small human being possesses, such that this vast world will be closed for the accounting of his deeds and another world will be opened. For this small human being has immense value because of his comprehensive disposition. He is the leader of all created beings, the herald of the sovereignty of Allah, and one whose worship is comprehensive.

Nor should one doubt how man, within a very short life, can deserve eternal punishment. For through unbelief, one commits a boundless crime. It reduces creation — which consists of meaningful messages from As-Samad — to something meaningless and purposeless, and thereby becomes an insult to all creation.

In addition, unbelief denies and rejects all the sacred names of Allah, whose manifestations are visible in all created beings, and it denies the countless proofs that demonstrate the existence and truth of Allah. Indeed, a boundless crime requires a boundless punishment.