Sufi Saints Communication With God After End Of Prophethood
Prophethood starts with an initiative from God to communicate with a human being. Here an initiative comes from God and there is no effort whatsoever from the human being. It is after this communication is established then the prophet is told about his mission and whatever God requires of Him. Therefore, communication is the first step and God is the one who initiates it. What is being said here is that everything which gives rise to prophethood has ended ( except for good dreams ), thus effectively meaning that initiative from God to communicate with human beings has ended because that was the first step. Also Wherever in Quran, there is mention of God’s communication with a non-prophet human being, it is only in relation to the scheme of prophethood of God i.e. in order to facilitate a prophet in some way. Take examples of Hazrat Maryam (sws), which was in relationship with Prophet Jesus (sws) and Mother of Prophet Moses (sws) was in relation to Prophet Moses (sws). In Quran, there is no independent prophet like communication done by God with human beings independently in their capacity as a human being. Secondly, what is being claimed by Sufis is not the same thing. They claim to have established communication with God with their own effort through meditation techniques or muraqba etc. This is contrary to how God communicates with Human Beings and/or Prophets. This mode of communication is their personal experience and not backed by Quran. Therefore, other than their personal testimony, there is not much evidence to support their claim.