Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 344
'a clandestine revolt against Prophethood itself. 's. Without having to go into too detailed a discussion on the question of the continuity of Divine revelation after the demise of our beloved. Prophet, Hazrat Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, one needs to remind these contentious mullahs that this continuity has been endorsed by the Holy Quran in such Quranic verses as those where God Almighty states: 'As for those who say, "Our Lord is Allah," and then remain steadfast, the angels descend on them saying: "Fear ye not, nor grieve; and receive glad tidings of the Garden which you were promised. ". This concept of continued Divine revelation and communication was also accepted by our lord and master himself, who, according to the literature produced by the anti Ahmadiyya organisations themselves, declared that: 'Among the tribe of Israel who went before you there indeed were such people who held communion with God, even though they were not His Prophets. If ever there arose a person among my people who would hold communion with God, it would be none other than 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him). (Bukhari, Kitab ul Manaqib). ”. This Tradition of the Holy Prophet, upon whom be peace, is hence clear indication of the fact that he did not discard the possibility of the continuity of communion with God Almighty. . The opponents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community may wish to argue that this opinion of the Holy Prophet, upon whom be peace, related to Hazrat Umar only but they need not forget that according to some reputed saints and scholars of Islam, Divine revelation and communication shall continue till the end of time. For instance, one such saint of the Ummah, Hazrat Abu'l Fadl Shihab al Din Mahmud al. Baghdadi al Alusi states in his commentary to the Quranic verse 40. 14: 'Continuation of revelation which is expressed by the word yulqi(He sends down) is obvious for, the ilqa (delivering of revelation) has 5. Ibid: pg 117 7. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 17 6. Al Quran 41. 31 345