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? 35 his descent. It will be mandatory to accept him as a prophet. Since he would have been designated as the spiritual leader, his acceptance would be compulsory. In short, Hadrat ‘ I s a will remain a prophet and messenger after his descent. The belief in his prophethood that has always been there will continue to be enforced. ( Register Fat awa Alf , p. 49) Now, using his own words, the same question can be asked in reverse. If per chance Hadrat ‘ I s a as appears in Maulav i Ludhi a na vi ’s lifetime and he accepts him as a prophet of God, who will give him the right to be called a Muslim? The same authority who will confer this right upon him has granted this authority to the Ahmadis. In an effort to make the subject clear and understandable, we are presenting the same problem again and again in various ways. It may be possible that there is one path that will lead Maulav i Ludhi a na vi to the truth. The above can be presented in another way. It should be remembered that if someone claims that he is the same Promised Messiah whose advent had been foretold by the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw , then his claim to prophethood will be a proof of his truth. His denial of prophethood will be reason enough to declare him a liar. This is because the Promised Messiah of the Latter Days has been addressed by the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw in S a hih Muslim [one of the six most authentic a ha d i th books] as nabiyull a h [Prophet of Allah], not just once, but four times. How, then, can the Promised Messiah not be considered a prophet of God? So if the claimant says that he is the same person as prophesied,