Truth About Ahmadiyyat — Page 62
62 confined to being the Mahdi and the Messiah. He affirms his being a servant of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his follower and that all grace bestowed upon him is on account of his devotion to the Holy Prophet and that he h as been raised in accordance with the prophecies and promises of the Holy Prophet. For instance, he has said: It is not permissible to apply the title prophet to anyone after the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, unless such a person is also described as a follower of the Holy Prophet, which means that he has been bestowed all bounties on acc ount of his devotion to the Holy Prophet and not directly on his own. (Tajalliat Ilahiyyah, p. 9) Again, he has said: I cannot acquire any degree of honor or excellence, nor any station of exaltation or nearness to God except through sincere and perfect obedience to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, Whatever is bestowed upon me is by way of refle ction of, and through, the Holy Prophet. (Izlah Auham, p. 138) He has declared: All windows opening on to prophethood have been closed except the window accessible to a siddique, that is to say, the window of complete and perfect devotion to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him. (Ek