Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 483
Laying to Rest Some Doubts 483 the Promised Messiah would appear at the head of the century and that he would be the Mujaddid [Reformer] of the fourteenth [Hijri] century. So these Signs, too, have been fulfilled in this age. It was also written that, by virtue of his birth, he would have a share of two centuries. And that he would be bestowed two names. And his birth would have a share of two lineages. And the fourth dual quality is that in his birth, too, he would be born as a twin. So all these Signs have become manifest. My sharing the two centuries—i. e. my being Dhul- Qarnain —is so established that there is no calendar of any nation of which my life has not spanned its two centuries. Similarly, I received two titles from God Almighty: One I was named ummat i [follower of the Holy Prophet s as ], as is indicated by my name Ghulam Ahmad s as [i. e. the Servant of Ahmad s a s ] ; second, I was named, by way of reflection, Nab i [‘Prophet’], as God Almighty named me ‘Ahmad’ in the earlier parts of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya and addressed me repeatedly by this very name. This, indeed, was an allusion to the fact that I am a Nab i by way of reflection. 1 ٭ Thus, I am an ummat i too and also—by way of reflection—a Nab i. This is what is alluded to by the divine revelation set out in the earlier parts of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya: َ م َّ م َ وَتَعَل َّ ُ عَلَیْه ِ وَسَلَّمَ. فَتَبَارَك َ مَن ْ عَل هللا د ٍ صَلَّی َّ كُل ُّ بَرَكَة ٍ مِّن ْ مُحَم That is, every blessing is from the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him. Thus, greatly blessed is the person who 1. ٭ Let no one be misled by the word Nab i here. I have written time and again that the Prophethood referred to here is not what is called an independent Prophethood. No independent Prophet can be called an ummat i , whereas I am an ummat i. Hence, it is an honorary name from Almighty God that was obtained as a result of obedience to the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, so that the similarity with Hadrat ‘ I s a be complete. (Author)