Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 382
382 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 8 True Belief in Tauhid can only be Attained by Believing in the Holy Prophet, may Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him The Promised Messiahas said: Tauhid [Oneness of God] descends from heaven. The peo- ple who hold malice toward the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him (like Dr 'Abdul-Hakim Khan, etc. , who say that there is no need to believe in the Holy Prophetsas, and the Jews and Christians will be saved automat- ically), can never attain Tauhid. The entire Holy Quran is full of this. God Almighty removes the state of faith from within those who hold this belief. The Prophethood of the Promised Messiah, Peace be on Him A person asked the question that you claim to be a Prophet. The Promised Messiahas said: All great authorities have acknowledged that the system of Divine discourse has always been ongoing in this Ummat-e- Marhūmah [the Ummah enjoying the shade of God's mercy]. I am a Prophet in this sense. Otherwise, why would I call myself an Ummati? What I say is that whatever grace anyone can receive can only be obtained by following the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. There are no other means other than this. It is not cor- rect to make up the meaning of a term on one's own. It is also