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viii last 14 centuries – that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam ā ‘at holds the same belief about the finality of the prophethood of the Holy Prophet sa that the ‘Ulem ā , Ā ’immah, and Awliy ā ullah held, because it is, was and will remain the true belief! It is true that the Holy Prophet sa has said, “ بَ]ْدِی a َّ َِبH a َ ﻻ ” (there is no Prophet after me), and “ ِ اﻻHَْْبiَِاء a ُ آخِر a ِّHِا ” (I am the last of the Prophets), however, at the same time, he has informed us of the coming of a Prophet, who is also the Mahd ī and the Messiah, in very clear words and with much clarification, and has ordered us to take his bai‘at. The various Ā ’immah of Isl ā m have brought congruence to the understanding of both these kinds of statements of the Holy Prophet sa by making true and enlightening discussions on them. No true Muslim has had the courage to disagree with them! This is the reason why the ummah has always held the belief that a Prophet is to come after the Holy Prophet sa. His coming does not affect the truth of “ a َّ َِبH a َ ﻻ بَ]ْدِی ”, or “ ِ اﻻHَْْبiَِاء a ُ آخِر a ِّHِا ”. You will be able to read the divine and enlightening reasoning of these elders in this book. Not a single one of the claims and spiritual statuses declared by the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam ā ‘at, Hazrat Mirza Ghul ā m Ahmad as , for himself, goes against the reasoning and explanations of the former Ā ’immah. If his writings are placed next to the writings of the former elders, they would appear like a reflection of each other in terms of meaning and essence. Despite these truths, the opponents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam ā ‘at constantly lie by attributing false beliefs to the community. A similar attempt was made by a boy named Farhan Khan (from USA), who attempted to step ahead of his predecessors in lying, deceit, etc. Under my guidance, Maul ā na Farhan Iqbal and Maul ā na Imtiaz Ahmed Sra have made a strong effort to do research, collect quotations, and write an