How Was Owais Qarni a Companion of Prophet Mohammad?
Dilawar Khan from Peshawar has sent a question.
He says, 'Assalamualaikum.'
Walaikumasalam Brother Dilawar.
Brother Dilawar asks, 'How was Owais Qarni a Companion of the Prophet?'
'Please elaborate on this.'
The religious clerics say that he was from the Tabieen (second-generation followers).
However I want to tell you who the 'Tabay' are.
A 'Tabay' is one who did not live in Prophet Mohammad's time; rather he lived in the time of the Companions.
And he accepted Islam through the Companions [not Prophet Mohammad himself].
Such a person is known as 'Tabay'.
And when the era of the Companions passed and it was the era of the Tabieen,
the people who accepted Islam through the Tabieen came to be known as the 'Taba Tabieen'.
However, Owais Qarni -
- just think about it: did anyone go to him in Yemen to bring him into the fold of Islam?
Nobody knew about him.
Nobody had sent him an invitation to accept Islam.
Nobody knew about him.
It was Prophet Mohammad who said, near the end [of his time on Earth],
'There is a man who loves me [rapturously], Owais, in Yemen. Go to him and give him my jubba.'
Prophet Mohammad sent Umar and Ali.
They asked, 'How will we recognise him?'
Prophet Mohammad replied, 'He has a white mark on his hand.'
Nobody went to [Yemen] to preach Islam nor did anyone tell [Owais] about Islam.
Nor did anyone know about him.
In the end, Prophet Mohammad was the one telling them that such a person existed.
Just imagine what his connection with Prophet Mohammad must be like!
Who taught him to recite the Motto of Faith?
The real story is this:
if you gather all the Companions of Prophet Mohammad in a single place
[you will come to know that] only one of them, Owais Qarni, received spiritual benevolence from Prophet Mohammad's soul.
He was granted the auspicious company of Prophet Mohammad's soul.
If you obtain the physical company of Prophet Mohammad, you are a Companion.
But is the soul not part of Prophet Mohammad?
In fact, the reality of Prophet Mohammad is his soul.
So Owais Qarni had the company of Prophet Mohammad's soul available to him.
And the company of the soul that was available to him was such that [he and Prophet Mohammad] knew each other's physical features.
That is why Prophet Mohammad said that there was a white mark on Owais Qarni's hand.
They must have met physically, too, then.
That is why Prophet Mohammad said that he had a white mark on his hand.
This is why we don't just consider Owais Qarni to be a Companion - rather, he is the greatest Companion.
That is why we consider him the greatest and most eminent Companion.
Otherwise, say that there is no such thing as the company of the soul.
Right?
[If you do not accept this], then say that the company of the soul does not count as company.
Secondly, when you enter your grave,
you will be shown an image of Prophet Mohammad.
And you will be asked what your conjecture and tenet was about him.
This question must have been asked of the Companions - and you and I will also be asked this question.
This means that the [angels] understand that every member of Prophet Mohammad's Nation will have seen Prophet Mohammad.
And there is no condition as to whether you saw Prophet Mohammad [physically] or spiritually.
Right?
And then there is the statement by His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi.
HDE Gohar Shahi said that if you have not seen Prophet Mohammad,
then you have no evidence of you being a member of Prophet Mohammad's Nation.
HDE Gohar Shahi said, 'One cannot become a member of Prophet Mohammad's Nation without seeing Prophet Mohammad.'
And it is true.
One cannot become a member of Prophet Mohammad's Nation without seeing Prophet Mohammad - it is true!
Right?
Yes. Otherwise it would be very foolish of the angels [to show you Prophet Mohammad's image in the grave].
[You would object and say], 'I was not born in Prophet Mohammad's era, so why are you showing me Prophet Mohammad's image and asking me about it?'
You would say, 'I have not seen Prophet Mohammad, so why are you showing me the image? How would I know whose image it is?'
Right? That is how it should have happened, isn't it?
But what is the condition? Whether or not you were born in the era of Prophet Mohammad, as a member of Prophet Mohammad's Nation, you are bound to see Prophet Mohammad.
Now, when you learn how to become a member of the Nation, then during [those lessons] there will be a chapter on seeing Prophet Mohammad as well.
This is why, no matter what era a member of Prophet Mohammad's Nation is born in; he will definitely see Prophet Mohammad.
He will not die without seeing Prophet Mohammad.
Even if he didn't see Prophet Mohammad his entire life, he will see Prophet Mohammad [at the end] right before he dies.
A member of Prophet Mohammad Nation will absolutely see Prophet Mohammad during his lifetime.
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