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guide were also purified, marked. They, too, thus became
holy officers in the new army of the faithful Muslims. This
spiritual marking does not make the Muslims prophets, sin-
less saints, or miracle-mongers. For after the Revelation
of the Will and Word of Allah in the Holy Koran there is
the end of the prophecy and of revelation. They are not
made sinless saints because their piety and good works
would not be the outcome of effort and struggle against evil,
and therefore not justly meritorious. They are not appoint-
ed to become workers of supernatural miracles because they
have a firm and sound faith in their Creator, Allah.
Further, this "Sibghatullah" makes the true Muslims
grave, constant in their duties to Allah and towards their
fellowmen, especially towards their families. It does not
move them to the folly of believing themselves holier than
their co-religionists, and so to arrogate the post of pastorship
holy officers in the new army of the faithful Muslims. This
spiritual marking does not make the Muslims prophets, sin-
less saints, or miracle-mongers. For after the Revelation
of the Will and Word of Allah in the Holy Koran there is
the end of the prophecy and of revelation. They are not
made sinless saints because their piety and good works
would not be the outcome of effort and struggle against evil,
and therefore not justly meritorious. They are not appoint-
ed to become workers of supernatural miracles because they
have a firm and sound faith in their Creator, Allah.
Further, this "Sibghatullah" makes the true Muslims
grave, constant in their duties to Allah and towards their
fellowmen, especially towards their families. It does not
move them to the folly of believing themselves holier than
their co-religionists, and so to arrogate the post of pastorship