Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 21
Nubuwwat of the Promised Messiah 21 In the end, we present one reference which amply and conclusively states the agreed doctrine of all Ahmad i s. Agreed Doctrine of all Ahmad i s 1) Sheikh ‘Abdur Ra h m a n Mi sri has written: I am an Ahmad i belonging to the period of the Promised Messiah as. I took the pledge of allegiance in 1905. I believe the Promised Messiah as to be a Nab i , in the same way as I believe in all the other Prophets and Messen- gers. I made no distinctions in the significance of nubu- wwat at that time, nor do I make it now. I was not acquainted with terms like isti‘ a ra and maj a z 2. Later, the sense in which I saw these words used in the books of the Promised Messiah as does not go against my belief. In this sense, I still consider his holiness (may peace be upon him) to be a Nab i by way of reflection—i. e. , without a new shar i ‘ah , and a Nab i who acquires that status by full obedience to the Holy Prophet sa and loses himself in the obedience of the Holy Prophet sa. My faith is based on the speeches and writings of the Promised Messiah as and the agreed doctrine of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at. (Signed: ‘Abdur Ra h m a n, Headmaster Madrassa Ahmadiyyah , August 24, 1935) 3 To sum up, the belief of the Ahmadiyyah Anjuman-e-Ish a ‘at-e- Islam about the prophethood of the Promised Messiah as is exactly the same as that held by the mainstream Ahmad i s, 2. Terms in Sufi ’ism referring to the acquisition of a spiritual sta- tus by way of symbolism or reflection. 3. This signed statement of Mi sri Sahib is available in the records of the Jam a ‘at. It has been published repeatedly in al-Fa d l and al-Furq a n.