A Unique Parable of a Saint from the Unseen

Dear Islamic brothers! See how the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام of the past were formally informed through revelation that our Beloved Prophet   صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would be the Final Prophet. Then, the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام also taught this belief to their nations. Eventually, Sayyidunā ꜤĪsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم arrived, and he also gave the good news of the prophethood and messengership of the Final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and taught this belief to his nation that Muhammad صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  would be the Final Prophet. Let us listen to a unique parable of a follower of Prophet ꜤĪsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم.

A fascinating incident occurred during the blessed era of the second Caliph of Islam, Sayyiduna ꜤUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ. Sayyiduna Naḍlah b. MuꜤāwiyah Anṣārī رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ  was returning from Ḥulwān in Iraq with 300 Muhāijrūn and Anṣār carrying spoils of war when dusk fell near a mountain. Sayyiduna Naḍlah b. MuꜤāwiyahرَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ  called the azan. When he said, اَللہُ اَکْبَر اَللہُ اَکْبَر, a voice came from the mountain, saying: “O Naḍlah! You have proclaimed the greatness of the Exalted One!” When he said, اَشْہَدُ اَنَّ لَّا اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللہ, the voice responded: “O Naḍlah! You have proclaimed pure monotheism.” When he said, اَشْہَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَّسُوْلُ اللہ, the voice said: “He has been sent as a Prophet after whom there will be no other Prophet. He is a warner; he is the one whose arrival was foretold to us by Sayyidunā ꜤĪsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم. His Ummah will be the last and the Day of Judgement will be established at the end of his Ummah.”

Sayyiduna Naḍlah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ, said, حَیَّ عَلَی الصَّلٰوۃِ, the voice replied: “Salah is an obligatory act. Glad tidings to the one who goes towards it and adheres to it.” When he said, حَیَّ عَلَی الْفَلَاحِ, the voice said: “He has attained his objective who came for prayer and persevered in it. He has attained his objective who obeyed Muhammad صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.” When he said, اَللہُ اَکْبَر اَللہُ اَکْبَر  and لَا اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللہ, the voice said: “O Naḍlah! You have attained perfect sincerity