Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 16
16 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Another Disorder Moving on, another disorder is the one caused by those who call themselves Muwahhids (or Unitarians). They are nothing but literalists. There was a debate with a man from Lahore named Abdul-Hakeem, 1 and he said in clear terms that even Hazrat Umar ra was not a recipient of revelation. He interpreted the known narration by suggesting that if ever anyone was to receive revelation, it would be Umar ra. This is the manner in which he translates the Hadith, and in doing so, he has essentially raised the allegation against God that He has, as if, consoled the Muslims by doing nothing. I ask, however, how he can refer to this ummah as the best of communities if, after the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, not even a single person in this community was blessed with the honour of converse with God Almighty and who could serve as a living example of the truth of Islam? Effectively, such people have accepted that now neither does anyone possess a relationship with God, nor has anyone received the honour of divine discourse, nor is there any sign of the acceptance of prayer. Even the women from among the children of Israel received the honour of conversing with God. Is there no man in Islam who is even equal to the women from among the children of Israel? O foolish friends of Islam! Reflect for a moment to see how this denigrates Islam. Is this why God chose the religion of Islam for you? Is this why He declared that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is the Seal of the Prophets—so that no sign in favour of his truth would ever be estab - lished until the Day of Resurrection, and so that all signs of life would vanish? I am deeply saddened when I see the beliefs of these people. They seem to be characterised by nothing except words, and due to their beliefs, our opponents receive ample opportunity to raise serious objections. As such, even their beliefs 1 Note: When this Maulvi Abdul-Hakeem had a debate with our Leader, His Holiness, peace be upon him, in February 1892 at Lahore, by the grace of Allah, my humble self, the editor of Al-Hakam , was fortunate enough to be present during the debate as well. At the end, this man left with the papers of the debate and without any shame, he came to Qadian in 1900. Despite everything, great efforts were made to help him understand but he did not return to the path of rectitude, and then he began to utter nonsense. When his attention was drawn to the debate in Lahore, and the charge of fleeing with the documents was put upon him, he promised that he would send those papers to be published. He said that the papers would be sent to the editor of Al-Hakam within a period of one month and if he failed to send these papers, he should be considered a liar. Now let alone one month, a whole year has almost passed, but he has still not sent those papers. Alas! If only this unfortunate man would have sent those papers, we would have been able to publish the expositions of His Holiness as. In any case, this is the account of Abdul-Hakeem. (Editor) p. 291