Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 461
26 September 1905 461 Now, carefully consider that the word َا م َ ك َا م َ ك [ kam a —‘even as’ or ‘just as’] therein clearly reveals that there will be no shortage of excellences and blessings in this dispensation either. Then, in S u rah an-N u r , the same word َا م َ ك َا م َ ك [ kam a ] also appeared in the verse relating to Khilafat: 1 ریت ی اآلہتی. . . . . . . . َدَعَو ُهّٰللا َنْيِذَّلا اْوُنَمٰا ْمُكْنِم َو اوُلِمَع ِتٰحِلّٰصلا ْمُهَّنَفِلْخَتْسَيَل يِف ِضْرَاْلا اَمَك َفَلْخَتْسا َدَعَو ُهّٰللا َنْيِذَّلا اْوُنَمٰا ْمُكْنِم َو اوُلِمَع ِتٰحِلّٰصلا ْمُهَّنَفِلْخَتْسَيَل يِف ِضْرَاْلا اَمَك َفَلْخَتْسا The believers and those who do righteous deeds of this very Ummah were now promised Khilafat in the same way as Khalifahs were appointed among the Children of Israel. Here that very word َا م َ ك َا م َ ك [ kam a ] is present as well. On the one hand, this dispensation is designated to be the like of the Mosaic dispensation and at the other place, He promised to make Khalifahs like in the Mosaic dispensation. Then does not the inherent congruence of both dispensations make it clear that the same kind of Khalifahs would be established in this Ummah? It absolutely does. And there is absolutely no dispute that the 13th Khalifah in the Mosaic dispensation was the Messiah. Then what is the rea- son why the 13th Khalifah in the Muhammadan dispensation should not be called the Messiah? Therefore, it was imperative that the coming one would be conferred the title ‘Messiah’. This is the very mystery behind which God Almighty had promised a Messiah in this Ummah as well. Some ignorant people object that the Holy Prophet, may 1. Allah has promised to those among you who believe and do good works that He will surely make them Successors in the earth, as He made Successors from among those who were before them and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them; and that He will surely give them in exchange security and peace after their fear: They will worship Me, and they will not associate anything with Me. Then whoso is ungrateful after that, they will be the rebellious ( S u rah an-N u r, 24:56). [Publisher]