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? 37 Community, then to declare them apostates would be a great wrong. ( Al-Fazl, 21 March 1925, p. 7, no. 104, vol. 12) Maul a n a Niy a z Fate h p u r i writes the following about the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: The greatest accusation hurled against him is that he did not believe in Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. No allegation can be more preposterous than this. He was indeed a firm believer in Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. He probably believed in it with such an intensity as should be found in any person who has a genuine and true love for the Holy Prophet. ( Mul ah a za t-e-Niy a z Fate h p u r i , p. 113, Nig a r Lucknow, May 1962, compiled by Muhammad Ajmal Sh a hid, published by Jam a ‘at-e- Ahmadiyya, Karachi) Further, Maul a n a Fate h p u r i wrote: Undoubtedly, he considered himself to be the reflection of the Holy Prophet saw and the awaited Mahd i. However, this belief of his is not against the concept of Khatm-e- Nubuwwat. He considered the prophethood of the Holy Prophet saw to be the last and never claimed that same status for himself. Moreover, the reflective prophethood he claimed was nothing new. ( Mul ah a za t-e-Niy a z Fate h p u r i , p. 29, Nagar Lucknow, compiled by Muhammad Ajmal Sh a hid, published by Jam a ‘at-e-Ahmadiyya, Karachi)