Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 16
N UBUWWAT AND K HIL A FAT 16 And from the children of Isaac as such a Nab i , the Promised Messiah as be born who is a servant of Ahmad sa , but along with it, he is also a Nab i. Thus the promise,. . . We placed nubuwwat among his descendants. . . (al- ‘ A nk a bu t , 29:28) be fulfilled. ( Supplement to Badr, January 26, 1911, p. 2) 12) Maulav i Muhammad A h san of Amroha also writes: The holy personage “Mirz a Sahib” has attained that secondary nubuwwat which had been promised for those who follow Allah and the Holy Prophet sa. As Allah the Most High says: And whoso obeys Allah and this Messenger of His shall be among those on whom Allah has bestowed His bless- ings, namely, the Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs, and the Righteous. (al-Nis a’ , 4:70) According to this verse, those who are the embodiment of this promise can be s idd i q , s hah i d , or sa li hi n. And so also they can also be A ñ biy a’ , for this reason the Promised Messiah as has been called Nab i ullah at many places in authentic a ha d i th. (Footnote, Ris a lah Attiby a n f i Istehl a li ss iby a n, July 1908) 13) As Secretary to the Bahisht i Maqbarah 9 , Maulav i Muhammad A h san of Amroha writes: 9. Cemetery established by the Promised Messiah as in Qadian in accordance with a vision. . . . . . . . . .