Claims of the Promised Messiah (as) — Page 4
[ 4 ] Prophets. Revelation comes from the One God. However, the status of a Prophet is God’s choosing. The holy words of God are all magnificent, pure, and wholly true; in this respect, no distinction can be made between them. Though, God still, in His wisdom, exalts some [Prophets] over the others. The question is then how, keeping in view the claims made by the Promised Messiah as , is it appropri- ate for him to claim superiority over some of the past Prophets? Men of God who Received Revelation The Promised Messiah as claims to be the Messiah and the Mahd i. A review of the writings of the pious men of God and reformers in Islam indicate that they emphatically state that the status of the Promised Messiah and Mahd i would be far above the ordinary men in the ummah. Some have stated very clearly that he [the Promised Messiah as ] would have a higher status than some of the previous Prophets. Indeed, some holy men in Islam, who neither claimed to be the Mahd i nor the Messiah, have made similar—or even greater—claims with regards to their own revelations and exalted stations. Regarding revelation and of superiority [in spiritual station] over others, there are several claims in Islamic history. Let me present two references regarding revelation.