Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 17
Nubuwwat of the Promised Messiah 17 The Promised Messiah and the Mahd i as came for the fulfilment of the promise: They are informed of their ranks in Paradise. And this cemetery was shown to the Promised Messiah as in a vision about two years before his demise in accordance with the h ad i th that: No Nab i passes away until he is shown by Allah his place of rest in Paradise. Therefore, although he breathed his last in Lahore, he was buried in this Bahisht i Maqbarah in accordance with the h ad i th : The death of travelers is martyrdom. (Signed July 27, 1908, Register office Bahisht i Maqbarah) Statements Under Oath of Maulav i Muhammad ‘Al i in the Court 14) a. In the presence of Promised Messiah as , Maulav i Muhammad ‘Al i appeared as a witness on May 13, 1904. On being questioned by Khw a j a Kam a l-ud-D i n he said: Anyone who denies the truthfulness of a Prophet is a great liar. Mirz a Sahib has claimed to be a Nab i. His followers believe him to be true in this claim and his opponents consider him false. The Holy Prophet sa is true according to Muslims and false according to the Christians. b. On June 16, 1904, in the presence of the Promised Messiah as , in response to the critique made by Maulav i Karam D i n, Maulav i Muhammad ‘Al i said: Mirz a Sahib makes a claim of nubuwwat in his writings. The purport of his claim is that, “I am a Nab i but I have brought no new shar i ‘ah. ” According to the Holy Qur’ a n