The Shining Lamp — Page 11
Truth has Come 11 contrary, they hold the opinion that a window is still open for the return of the Israelite Prophet—[ Jesus] the Messiah. Thereupon, when a true Prophet comes even after the Quran, and the descent of prophetic revelation commences, then explain how and in what way Khatm-e-Nubuwwat has taken place. Will the Prophet’s wa hi [revelations] be called prophetic revelations or something else? Is it your belief that your fictitious Messiah will come totally deprived of wa hi ? Offer taubah [repentance] and fear God, and do not trans- gress the limits. If hearts have not hardened, then why is there so much insolence in wantonly declaring such a person a k a fir who believes that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is Kh a tamul-Anbiy a ’ [the Seal of the Prophets] accord- ing to the literal meanings [of the words], pays homage to the Quran as Kh a tamul-Kutub [i. e. the Best of the Books], believes in all the Prophets, belongs to Ahl-e-Qiblah [the People of the Qiblah, i. e. the Muslims], and considers the Shariah’s hal a l [law- ful] to be hal a l and its har a m [unlawful] to be har a m ? O ye liars! I have not insulted any Prophet nor contradicted any true doctrine, but if you yourselves do not understand, what can I do? You confess that an ordinary martyr can attain partial superiority over a great Prophet. It is true that I do not see the grace of God upon me to be any less than the Messiah, but this is not kufr [disbelief ]. This is gratitude for the favour of God. You consider this kufr because you fail to fathom the mysteries of God. What would you say to the one who asserted: ِ َنْبِيَاء أ اَل هُو َ أَفْضَل ُ مِن بَعْض ِ ا َنْبِيَاء أ اَل هُو َ أَفْضَل ُ مِن بَعْض ِ ا [‘He will be superior to some of the Prophets’]. This statement is attributed to Muhammad bin Sir i n in reference to the Mahdi]. If I am a k a fir in your view, then I am only a k a fir in the same