The Advent of the Promised Messiah — Page 10
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 10 Holy Prophet as well? Why is it that when this term is used for a Prophet, who is thousands of times lower in rank than the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, the self-concocted definition of, ‘ascension to heaven alive,’ is applied, but when the word refers to the Chief of All Ages, we take it to mean nothing but death? In fact, it is the Holy Prophet sa who is a Living Prophet and his life is established to such a degree as is not the case with any other Prophet. Therefore, we strongly and emphatically claim that if there is a Prophet who lives, it is our Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and none other. Many prominent scholars have written books on the Prophet being alive and I possess such outstanding proofs of his life that no one can contest in this regard. With all this, another point is that a living prophet can only be one whose blessings and bounties are forever flowing. We find that since the time of the Holy Prophet to the present age, Allah Almighty has never forsaken the Muslims, and at the turn of each century , He sent a person who reformed the people in keeping with the demands of the time. And now, in this century He has sent me so that I may establish that the Prophet lives.