Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page xvi
N UBUWWAT AND K HIL A FAT xvi should remember that this tactic has failed them during the last ninety years. During the agitations incited by the opponents of Ahmadiyyat, as well as in the legal and constitutional debates, they have always been grouped with the followers of Khilafat-e- Ahmadiyyah (caliphate institution of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at). The recent election of Hadrat Mirz a Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his help) as the fifth khal i fah of the Promised Messiah as and the exemplary faith and devotion shown by the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at in pledging allegiance to him is one more powerful example of the second manifestation of the Power of Almighty Allah as was prophesied by the Promised Messiah as in Al-Wa s iyyat. We sincerely advise all members of this group to faithfully accept the Promised Messiah as as he claimed to be on the basis of Divine revelation an Ummat i Nab i —a Prophet subordinate to the Holy Prophet sa and within his ummah. The four speeches in this book present the details of the claims of the Promised Messiah as in their pristine purity. This will help those who have accepted the Promised Messiah as according to the prophesies of the Holy Prophet sa ; it will also remove the misun- derstandings caused by the misrepresentation of his claims. We are grateful to Mr. Munawar Ahmad Sa‘eed for completing the translation of the booklet, under the direction of Vak a lat-e- Ta sni f, London. Valuable assistance was provided by ‘Abdul- Wah a b Mirza, Fouzan P a l, Luqm a n Ma h mood, Salm a n Muhammad S a jid and Usm a n N as ir Chaudhary. May Allah bless them all. A m i n. Mun i r-ud-D i n Shams Additional Vak i l-ut-Ta s n i f London, February 2006