The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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As for general prophecy, its parts are not limited and are not controlled by a number, for it is not temporary, and it will always continue in this world and the afterlife. This is an issue that the people of our path have neglected. I do not know whether this was intentional on their part, or God did not stop them from doing so or mentioning it, and that mention has not reached us, and God knows best what the matter is about. Abu Al-Badr Al-Tamashaki Al-Baghdadi, may God have mercy on him, told me on the authority of Sheikh Bashir, one of our masters in Bab Al-Azj, on the authority of the Imam of the era, Abdul Qadir, that he said, “Communities of the prophets, you have been given the title, and we have been given what you have not been given.” As for his saying, “You have been given the title,” that is, there is no restriction on us from using the word “prophet,” even if general prophecy applies to the greatest men. As for his saying And We were given what you were not given is


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