Truth About Ahmadiyyat — Page 59
59 Messiah of Israel and that he will be a Prophet and that this would not disrupt the Seal of Prophethood, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, who claimed to be a follower of the Holy Prophet and a Prophet by way of reflection and declared his purpose to be perfect obedience to the Holy Prophet, should be held to have been outside the pale of Islam on account of this claim. Here are some instances of the use of the expression Khatam in the connotation of high, eminent, excellent etc. but not meaning the last: 1. Abu Tayyub was pronounced Khatamus Shuara. (Introduction to the Divan of Mutanabbi p. 5) 2. Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, was Khatamul Aulia. (Tafseer Safi, Surah Ahzab) 3. Hazrat Imam Shafai was Khatamul Aulia. (At Tuhfatus Sunnia, p. 45) 4. Shaikh Ibn Arabi was Khatamul Aulia. (Title page of Fatuhat Makkiyyah) 5. Shah Abdul Aziz was Khatamul Muhaddaseen Wal Mufassireen. (Hadyatis Shia, p. 7) 6. Maulvi Anwar Shah Sahib Kashmiri was Khatamul Muhaddaseen. (Raisul Ahrar, p. 99) 7. Habib Shirazi is considered Khatumushuara in Iran. (Hayate Saadi, p. 87) 8. Imam Suyuti was Khatamul Muhaddaseen. (Hadyatis