If anyone can provide an answer to this, go ahead.
Had there been any value to the physical company (of Prophet Muhammad)
then the greatest saint of this nation,
Owais Qarni (r)
would definitely have travelled from Yemen to meet the Prophet (s).
And what do the wretched clergy say?
‘He didn’t meet the Prophet (s)
because he was serving his [infirmed] mother’.
Really? What does the hadith say?
The Physical and Spiritual Company of Prophet Muhammad (s)
There are two types of companies,
one is physical and the other is spiritual.
Listen well!
The physical company is only beneficial
for the one who has acquired the spiritual company [of the Prophet (s)] along with the physical company.
The physical company [of the Prophet (s)]
would have only been beneficial
for the one who has established a spiritual connection while being in the physical company.
Without establishing a spiritual connection,
being in the physical company is absolutely ineffective,
whether that company be that of Imam Mehdi HDE Gohar Shahi
or the company of the Last Prophet, Muhammad (s).
The physical company has no value.
Had there been any value to the physical company...
If anyone can provide an answer to this, go ahead.
Had there been any value to the physical company
then the greatest saint of this nation,
Owais Qarni (r)
would definitely have travelled from Yemen to meet the Prophet (s).
And what do the wretched clergy say? Ask me.
That ‘he didn’t meet the Prophet (s)
because he was serving his [infirmed] mother’.
Really? What does the hadith say?
La yuminu ahdakum hatta akoona ahaba alayhi min walidahi wa waladahi wan naasi ajmaeen
'Not even one of you can become a momin…’
‘la yu’minoo - cannot become a momin…’
‘ahdakum - not one of you…’.
The Prophet (s) addressed the entire ummah.
‘Not one of you…’
and this included Maula Ali (a), Owais Qarni (r), Abu Bakr Siddiq (r).
This is for all
because it is being uttered by the tongue of Prophet Muhammad (s).
The aforementioned personalities may hold a chain of command in our eyes,
but none were greater than Muhammad (s).
What did Prophet Muhammad (s) declare?
‘Qala nabi (s): La yuminu ahdakum hatta akoona ahaba alayhi
min walidahi wa waladahi wan naasi ajmaeen
‘(The Prophet (s) declared): not one of you can become momin
until you love Muhammad (s)
more than your mother, your father and the entire world'.
If Owais Qarni didn't come to meet the Prophet (s) because of his mother,
then in light of this narration, he wasn't even a momin.
Therefore, these are your fabricated and wretched philosophies!
You have destroyed Islam because of these concocted philosophies.
Those benefit from the company of the Prophet (s)
who find the spiritual connection with the Prophet (s),
whose hearts are connected with the heart of the Prophet (s).
And those that had enlightened their hearts
and acquired the spiritual company of the Prophet (s),
when they were granted the physical company of the Prophet (s), they were grateful for it
and when they were not, they didn't complain.
[For instance], Abu Bakr was granted the physical company of the Prophet (s)
and he was grateful,
whereas Owais Qarni was not granted the Prophet (s)’s physical company
but he was not worried about it.
And you see,
the one who [allegedly] abandoned the Prophet (s) for his mother,
Owais Qarni, had no value.
However, what happened?
The Prophet (s) took off their cloak,
handed it to Maula Ali
and said, 'A man who loves me madly lives in Yemen.
O' Ali, take this to the one who loves me
and tell him to pray for the salvation of my ummah'.
Who was it?
Who would be praying for the salvation of the ummah?
The one who, according to the hadith, is not even a momin.
So now you’re stuck, aren’t you?
So this strange philosophy of glorifying the companions of the Prophet (s) that you’ve introduced in Islam,
for God's sake drop it and adhere to the Qur’an.
The Qur'an does not call anyone a ‘companion’.
Does it?
So many clergymen deliver sermons
on [the eminence of] the companions.
That these companions are fame-worthy due to the company they kept.
Alright, fine.
Is it written in the Qur’an?
You always ask us to prove what we say from the Qur’an,
so we say the same: prove that there is any mention of the companions in the Qur’an.
Tell us, where in the Qur'an does it mention the companions?
God has either addressed the entire humanity or ,
and most frequently,
God has addressed the believers.
And then, rarely, the Muslims.
What sort of misguidance is this,
that the words that the Qur'an states
in regards to the ones who are exalted by God,
the titles that the Qur’an has given them
are not used (by Muslims) at all?
What does the Qur’an say?
‘Nabiyeen’, ‘siddiqeen’, ‘sualiheen’, ‘muqarribeen’.
Who is using these words [today]?
You only repeat ‘sahabi, sahabi, sahabi'.
Because under this pretence you are spreading corruption.
You have made the accursed a hero due to the glorification of companions.
You give the title of ‘sahabi (companion)’ to the likes of Amir Muawiyah, a wretched man.
You proclaim, ‘He is a companion!’
‘He is a companion of the Prophet (s)!’
And what was his belief?
Curses upon such a man who opposed the Prophet (s),
who opposed the Sacred Five,
who was unjust with Maula Ali (s)
and who murdered members of the Prophet (s)’s Household.
It was under the pretence of the title of ‘sahabi’ that you’ve exaggerated the worth of such wretched individuals.
Don’t look further than the Holy Qur’an.
If you want to witness the Prophet (s), see through the eyes of the Qur'an!
Make the Qur’an your eyes.
The eyes of sight, the eyes of knowledge and benevolence!
Adopt the eyes of the Qur'an and see the person of Muhammad (s).
Adopt the eyes of the Qur’an
and see who was a momin.
Adopt the eyes of the Qur’an and see who was Ali (a).
Adopt the eyes of the Qur’an and what is to happen in this era.
Adopt the eyes of the Qur’an and see what is to happen in the last era!
The Qur'an says, 'In the end times, all shall abandon their faiths'
Qur'an: ‘Ya aiyuhal lazeena aamanoo man yartadda minkum 'an deenihee
O' Momineen, when you abandon your religion…’
‘fasawfa ya'tillaahu bi qaumin'
'Then God shall come forth with his nation'.
You have only read the clergy nonsense.
If only you had studied the Qur’an, you would have understood the teachings of HDE Gohar Shahi.
So, what is the reality of company?
Spiritual company.
The spiritual company of Prophet Muhammad (s).
Even when the Prophet (s) were physically present in this world,
only those became eminent momineen who were granted the spiritual company of the Prophet (s).
And even following the physical passing of the Prophet (s),
all those who were granted the spiritual company of the Prophet (s) found faith.
Do not weigh the nation of Muhammad (s) on the scale of time.
The standard of the Prophet (s)’s benevolence has remained unchanged forever.
Every era belongs to Muhammad (s).
Every era! Muhammad (s) is not limited by time.
Allama Iqbal even said, 'A momin is not limited by time'.
When a momin is not limited by time,
will you be able to capture and detain the Prophet (s) within the frames of time?
Can you say that only those who were born in the era of the Prophet (s) were eminent?
Can the people of this era not attain the company of the Prophet (s)?
Can the people of this era not find the spiritual benevolence of Muhammad (s)?
Why?
Has there been a change in the knowledge of Muhammad (s)?
Has the benevolence of Muhammad (s) lessened?
No.
Muhammad (s) can bestow whatsoever to whomsoever in whatsoever era!
Because, we have been taught
that when you enter your empty house; open the door
and the first thing you do is greet the Prophet (s),
for where there is no one else, there is Muhammad (s).
Therefore, that philosophy is utterly useless.
Imaan is a stage, Islam is a stage, Ikaan is stage, Ehsan is a stage.
Sahabiyat is not a stage.
There is no reality of this in light of the Qur'an and hadith.
It’s all utter nonsense.
Tell me, where is it mentioned in the Qur’an?
The Qur'an speaks of three stages:
the stage of Islam, the stage of Imaan,
and finally, the stage of Ehsan.
These are the three stages.
The people of these three stages were present in the era of the Prophet (s),
following the era of the Prophet (s) and in this era too!
The only difference is what God has written in your destiny.
For those in whose fate God had written Islam,
they were unable to progress from the stage of Islam.
Those whom God has destined faith upon,
they were showered with the wealth of faith regardless of the era they were born in.
For those in whose destiny God has written the stage of Ehsan,
whether such a person was born in the Prophet (s)’s time or today
God has bestowed upon them the stage of Ehsan
regardless of whether or not the Prophet (s) is physically present.
Since the knowledge of Ehsan (witnessing the divine splendour) was granted to Prophet Muhammad (s),
then no matter which era you learn of this, you shall acquire the knowledge from the Prophet (s).
And God provided us with an address, too.
‘Inallaha qareeb min al mohsineen’
which means: 'if you wish to find me
then go to those
who have achieved the stage of Ehsan, the Mohsin.
I am in their company’.
They are not in the company of God,
rather, God is in their company.
‘inallaha qareeb min al mohsineen’.
God is in their company.