Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 54
54 explain this to mean that by following the Holy Prophet s as one can join the company of the Prophets. It is said that the verse of S u rah an-Nis a ’ contains the word ma’a (lit. ‘with’) and not min (lit. ‘of ’ or ‘from’), therefore, the prayer only entails the possibility of a believer being ‘with’ Prophets but not ‘of ’ them. Those who make this assertion for - get that the verse does not only speak of Prophets but also of S iddiq i n , Shuhad a , Sa l ihi n. Hence, if the word ma‘a (lit. ‘with’) is interpreted in this way, it would mean that there would also be no S iddiq i n , Shuhad a , Sa l ihi n in this ummah and that some peo - ple from this ummah would merely be ‘with’ S iddiq i n , Shuhad a , Sa l i h i n. There will be no S iddiq i n (truthful people), rather some of them will be placed in the company of S iddiq i n. There will be no Sa l ihi n (righteous people) rather some of them will be placed in the company of Sa l ihi n. There will be no Shuhad a (martyrs or those who testify to the truth with their very lives), rather some of them will be placed in the company of Shuhad a. In other words, all people belonging to this ummah will be barred from all the stations of piety and virtue and will only be included in the reward of those of past dispensations who had attained such stations. Can a true Muslim accept this? Can there be anything more derogatory to Islam and the Holy Prophet s as than to imagine that no righteous people can be born into this ummah and that there can only be some who are kept in the com - pany of the righteous ones of the past? Thus, if an attempt is made to close the door to prophethood by stressing the word ma‘a , the doors to Truthfulness, Martyrdom and Righteousness will also have to be closed.