Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 81
Mahzarnama 81 And a person who believes in the Holy Quran—and firmly holds that the verse: is the Word of God—can he ever assert that, "I, too, am a Messenger and Prophet after the Holy Prophet sa ?" A seeker after justice must remember that my humble self has never—never— claimed to be a Prophet or Messenger in the real and literal sense of the term. And employing a word in its figurative sense and using it as part of everyday parlance consistent with lexical usage does not mean disbelief ( kufr ). For my part, I wouldn’t have used this term for it is likely to mislead the lay Muslims. But since I am the Appointed One from God, so I could not have concealed those instances of Divine dialogues and converse which Allah, in His Grand Majesty, granted to me and in which the words Prophet and Messenger have repeatedly occurred. But I repeat it over and over again that the word Mursal (one who is sent), or Rasool (Messenger) or Nabi (Prophet) which has been used in those revelations in reference to me, is not meant in its literal and real meaning. The real truth which I solemnly affirm on the basis of evidence is that Our Prophet sa is Khaatamul Anbiyaa’ and no prophet will appear after him neither any of the old ones nor any new ones: 11 So our faith is simply this that a person who has a claim to Prophethood in its real sense, and alienates himself from the source of the grace of the Holy Prophet sa and, after disassociating himself from this holy fountainhead, tries on his own, directly, to 11 And whoever said after Our Prophet and Our Chief, that I am a Prophet or a Messenger, in the real and literal sense—fabricates a lie, and abandons the Holy Quran and the injunctions of the Shariah, is indeed a disbeliever ( kaafir ) and a great liar ( kazzaab ).