Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 34
N UBUWWAT AND K HIL A FAT 34 continue up to the Day of Judgment as the Promised Messiah as writes, “It is eternal and its chain will not be broken up to the Day of Judgment. ” Fifth. The second manifestation would appear after the demise of the Promised Messiah as. The second manifestation would come after he is gone, as he writes, “That second manifestation cannot come until I go. ” The Anjuman 15 had been established during the lifetime of the Promised Messiah as , but the Promised Messiah as writes about the second manifestation that it “cannot come until I go. ” As I have stated earlier, the second manifestation refers to khil a fat. The question of successors does not arise as long as the prin- cipal is present and therefore the Promised Messiah as writes that, “The second manifestation cannot come until I go. ” In other words, the system of khil a fat would be established after his demise as it was established after the Holy Prophet sa. All these conclusions, which flow from the writings in al- Wa s iyyat , show that the system of khil a fat would be established forever after the Promised Messiah as and it would always be khil a fat in the form of a person. 3) In Sabz Ishtih a r [ Green Pamphlet ] the Promised Messiah as writes: The second way of sending mercy is to send Messengers and Prophets, divinely inspired scholars, auliy a’ , and khulaf a’ , so that people may be guided to the right path through their leadership and guidance and should attain salvation by following their way. So, Allah the Most High decreed that the progeny of this humble one may 15. Anjuman here refers to the S adr Anjuman Ahmadiyyah.