A Review of the Debate between Batalavi and Chakrhalavi — Page 15
15 15 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD of Judgment. This station cannot be attained without follow- ing him or becoming his true servant. Therefore, to believe that Hadrat ‘ I s a [ Jesus ], peace be on him , will physically descend from the heavens and to claim that he will be an adherent of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and shall be illuminated by the light of his lamp is to adopt a laboriously concocted creed. How can it be true to suggest that anyone who has already been commissioned as a Prophet could owe the light of his Prophethood to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. And if he does not, then in what sense can he be considered a follower. It goes without saying that one can only be referred to as the follower of a Prophet if one has derived every excellence through the Prophet to whom he is subservient. Surely someone who has attained the excellence of prophethood through his own right cannot be justly considered a follower for he is an independent Prophet, for which there is no place after the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. And, if it is suggested that Jesus shall be shorn of his previous Prophethood and bestowed with a new one by virtue of following the Holy Prophet saw , as is intimated in the above verse, I would Quran says [And for the moon We have appointed stages, S u rah Y a S i n, 36:40] and the world approaches its end but your imposters just do not come to an end. Perhaps they will accompany you to the grave. O foolish ones! Satan—the greatest of all imposters— resides within you, hence the reason you have failed to recognize the time. You do not see the signs of Heaven. However, why should I be disappointed in you, for he who was raised fourteen hundred years after M u s a [Moses] was also vilified as the Antichrist by the impious Jews of the time. [Their hearts have become alike. May Allah have mercy on them]. (Author)