A Saying of the Fazil-i Barelvi

Question

In the “Malfuzat” (“Sayings”) of Mawlana Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi, Part Four, the following question and answer are recorded. Submission: “Allah Most High says: [ar]خَتَمَ اللهُ لَأَغْلِبَنَّ أَنَا وَرُسُلِي[/ar] ‘Khatama Allahu la-aghlibanna ana wa rusuli’ [‘Allah has sealed: I shall surely prevail, I and My messengers’] — so why were some messengers martyred (killed)?” Reply (irshad): “Which of the messengers was killed? Prophets, indeed, were killed, but no messenger was ever killed.

Answer

To believe in the whole of the Holy Qur’an is fard, and to deny any part of it is kufr. Not even the one to whom it was revealed had the right to substitute another word or another ruling for one word or one ruling: [ar]قُلْ مَا يَكُونُ لِىٓ أَنْ أُبَدِّلَهُۥ مِن تِلْقَآئِ نَفْسِىٓ[/ar] “Say: ‘It is not for me to change it of my own accord’” (Surah Yunus, 10:15).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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