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2 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad the esteemed government of my personal background and teachings. This book will also serve as a certificate in the hands of my friends. ” 5 January 1899 The Reality behind the Mark of Prophethood After the morning prayer, Maulvi Qutb-ud-Din Sahib, resident of Baddomalhi inquired: “It is narrated that there was a ‘mark of prophethood’ found between the shoulders on the back of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Some say that this was some sort of a tumour on the skin. What is the actual truth in this respect?” The Promised Messiah as said: “The allegation that is raised with respect to the ‘mark of prophethood’ on the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is a matter of secondary importance. I do say, however, with true sincerity and passion, that I believe it does not behove a believer and a true Mus- lim to refer to a ‘mark of prophethood’ on the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as a tumour and the like. This is disrespectful and insolent behaviour, which leads a person to disbelief. We need not probe into such matters and investigate as to what that ‘mark of prophethood’ was exactly and the nature of its appearance. For Allah the Exalted put forth countless signs, which were clear and lucid, to confirm the truth of the prophethood of the Mes- senger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Among these signs, one was the ‘mark of prophethood’. The fact of the matter is that the blessed personage of Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was to the other Prophets, peace be upon them, as the full moon is to the crescent. The crescent moon is covered by dark- ness, but when it becomes complete in the form of a full moon, that full moon confirms and establishes the prior existence of the crescent. Hence, know for cer- tain that if the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had not appeared, the previous Prophets and various aspects of their prophethood would have remained hidden. ” A Favour of the Messenger of Allah upon the Messiah Now, reflect and do tell me, can man learn about the path that leads to God’s Unity by means of the Gospels we have at present? It is indeed astonishing. Do