The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 126
126. Essence of Islam-III such a Prophet, particularly when he receives all grace from the Holy Prophet himself (peace and blessings of. Allah be upon him. ) What is most harmful is to believe that the followers of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) are debarred from enjoying converse with God until the Day of Judgement. That religion does not deserve to be called a religion nor is that. Prophet worthy of being called a Prophet, whose followers cannot come near enough to God to be honoured with. His word. Accursed and detestable is the religion which teaches that human progress depends only on a few principles which are transmitted from generation to generation, that all revelation is a matter of the past and there can be no further revelation, and that hearing the voice of the Ever-Living and All-Powerful God is to be wholly despaired of. [Brāhīn-e-Aḥmadiyyah, part V, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 21, p. 306]. In Arabic and Hebrew, the word Nabi [Prophet] means one who makes prophecies on the basis of revelation received from God. As the Holy Qur'ān does not close the door of Prophethood whereby a person through obedience to the grace of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) may be granted converse with. God and may be informed of hidden matters through Divine revelation, then what is there to stop the appearance of such a Prophet among the Muslims? We do not believe that such Prophethood is barred. Only that. Prophethood is barred which is accompanied by the commandments of a new Shariah, or claims to be outside the following of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of. Allah be upon him. ) But a claim to Prophethood by one whom Divine revelation describes as a follower of the. Holy Prophets and who is also designated as a Prophet,