Claims of the Promised Messiah (as) — Page 10
[ 10 ] Ab u l H assan ‘Al i Bin Y u suf on p. 21, it is said by Sheikh ‘Abdul Qadir Jil a n i rta that: There are leaders of men, leaders of Jinn, and leaders of angels; and I am the chief of all of the leaders. Do not compare me with them and do not compare them with me. Naw a b S idd i q H assan Kh a n Sahib quoting Imam Ibn S i r i n in his book H ijaj ul Kar a mah , p. 386 says: In this ummah there will be a khal i fah with a higher status than Ab u Bakr and ‘Umar. He was asked, ‘Would he have a higher status than both of them?’ He said, ‘Yes, and in fact this khal i fah may possibly be of a higher status than some Prophets. ’ Another source has the words: ‘Ab u Bakr and ‘Umar would not be of a higher status than this khal i fah. ’ Imam Say uti has testified to the authenticity of this saying. Perfect Reflection of the Holy Prophet sa The na me of Hadrat Sh a h Wal i ull a h Muh a d i th Dehlav i ’s rta is respectfully noted in the booklet [ Qadian i yyat—A Grave Threat to Islam ], which is published against our Jam a ‘at. He has been accepted as an authority on Islam and about issues facing the ummah by the publishers of this booklet. Regarding the status of the coming Imam and Promised Messiah, he has said: