Are Ahmadis Not True Muslims? — Page 25
? 25 the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. It should thus be clear to any rational person that he also concedes that a certain order merely based on time is not significant. Instead, the status and excellence is what is important. If this is still not clear, we shall try to explain with another example. There was definitely one person in the human race who was born first. Can we say that the first person ever to be born was also the most excellent among human beings? Similarly, before Doomsday there will definitely be one or more people who will be the last to die on earth. Will those who are alive to the end be categorised as the last and, therefore, be considered the best out of all those human beings who preceded them? It is obviously not true. The Holy Prophet Muhammad saw has said that Doomsday will dawn on the most wicked, and they will be the last to breathe in this world. Obviously, there is no honour in being the last. The dates of birth and death have never been the determining factor in assessing one’s status and position in life. For instance, the last khal i fah [caliph] of Ban u Umayyah was Marw a n Th a n i bin Muhammad bin Marw a n. Can he be declared as the Kh a tamul-Khulaf a ’ [Seal of the Successors] of Ban u Umayyah by Maulav i Ludhi a na vi ? Similarly, can Mu‘ta s im Bill a h, the last khal i fah of Ban u ‘Abb a s be declared as the Kh a tamul-Khulaf a ’ by any scholar? Certainly not! This is because the word kh a tam demands the position of dignity, excellence, and high rank. If applied otherwise, it would mean that Doomsday will not dawn on the wicked. Instead, it would