True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 79
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 79 ] of dajj a l , be they thirty or thirty thousand. But they cannot bear the advent of a divinely commissioned reformer. Cry of the City of Sodom The question is whether there is a need for the advent of a divine reformer. If the need is established, and our opponents still insist that no divine reformer can come, it would be a grave calumny against the ummah of the Holy Prophet sa. Maul a n a Maud u d i , reflecting on the status of the Mus- lims and the need for a Prophet: The majority of the people look for a perfect man… in other words, they cry out for a Prophet, although orally they proclaim their faith in Khatm-e-Nubuw- wat. If anyone believes in the continuation of prophethood, they will do all to silence and destroy him. But in their heart of hearts, they cry out for a Prophet and will settle for nothing less. (The Pam- phlet entitled Musalm a n, published in Shahdara, India, vol. 28, February 1943, cited in Al Fazl , Qadian, vol. 6, March 1943) How truly, the Promised Messiah as says: In their hearts they agree with us, but verbally they keep on uttering diverse kinds of profanities.