Are Ahmadis Not True Muslims? — Page 44
44 ? trap Ahmadis by arguing that if the Promised Messiah did not have a separate kalimah , then how could he be called a prophet? On the other hand, if Ahmadis claimed to have a separate kalimah , they would be out of the pale of Islam. Hadrat Mirz a Bash i r Ahmad wrote the above to defend the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community from this web of deceit that Maulav i Ludhi a na vi tries to use for his own purposes. The reply of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, given by Hadrat Mirz a Bash i r Ahmad, is that we have no separate kalimah , and what the maulav i s allege has no basis whatsoever. Our Kalimah is * H ) 6 G T q * 'Y [There is no one worthy of worship except Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah]. We do not accept the Promised Messiah as an independent prophet separate from the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. Our belief is that if an obedient servant and loyal follower of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw is granted the status of a non-law- bearing prophet, he is not required to adopt a new kalimah , as the Kalimah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw reigns until the Day of Judgement, and cannot be altered. To make this point understandable, the author of Kalimatul-Fa s l has explained that the name and the status of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw are so magnificent that they encompass not only the earlier era but also the future. Therefore, it is appropriate to say that all previous prophets, such as Hadrat A dam as [Adam], N uh as [Noah], Ibr a h i m as [Abraham], M u s a as [Moses], and ‘ I s a as [Jesus], are subordinate to the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw , and thus they are included in the Kalimah. Similarly, it is equally appropriate to say that if an ummat i is bestowed the status of a prophet, he will also be