Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 77
Belief of the Promised Messiah 77 of the unseen, a condition which is not fulfilled by any of them. (Ibid. , p. 406–407) 1907 In explaining the verse 25 , “ … and the trumpet will be blown … ” the Promised Messiah as writes: a. The trumpet here means the Promised Messiah, because the A ñ biy a’ of God are trumpets. ( Chashma-e-Ma‘arifat, Ruhani Khaz a ’in , vol. 23, p. 85) b. For giving that verdict God will blow His voice into the Qarn a [trumpet]. What is that Qarn a ? His Nab i. ( Ibid. , 334) 1908 When asked by a State Chief whether Mirz a Sahib claims to be a Ras u l , an Ahmad i recited a Persian couplet of the Promised Messiah as : I am not a Ras u l and I have brought no new Book. The Promised Messiah as told him: You should have explained this couplet. I only deny being a Nab i who brings a new Book. Listen! You should never be fearful in stating matters which have been decreed in Heaven. To have any kind of fear is not the way of those who belong to the truthful Jam a ‘at. Then the Promised Messiah as cited the way of the Compan- ions ra of the Holy Prophet sa that they were always forthright in expressing their belief, and continued: I claim to be a Ras u l and a Nab i. Actually this is a controversy on the terminology. Whoever receives converse from God 25. The reference is to S u rah al-Kahf , 18:100 in the Holy Qur’ a n.