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• that dominate this period and the attacks to which Islam has been exposed, en. II for a person no less than a vicegerent of the Prophet whom God raised in the likeness of Messiah, for the service of faith, one who would follow·_ the Holy. Prophet (Allah bless him) ·as Messiah followed M9ses. Such a Messiah is the caW of times and if I hPd not come anot_her would have been raised. " In brief, the call of the hour -and the testi- • mony of. the time, underline the need. for a. reformer who should receive light from the light. of our Holy Prophet (Allah bless hini)" and with the fav:our of his grace initi1,te·world_ reformation. This des~ription. is applicable to a reflex-prophet or disciple-prophet for, such a one ·is the spiritual son of our Holy Prophet (Allah bless him), a. branch of his holy tree and part and parcel of him. Would that our brethren appreciate this point •. I now take up the last argument in this connection; which of the tw-> views about the •i::. i ,:I ~' is endorsed by human reason and which is more in consonance with the exalted station of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him) - the view advanced by the Ahmadiyya Community or the one advocated by the non-Ahmadi Maulvies, In order to make an appraisal of these views, we need hardly here enter into any detailed examina- tion. It will be enough fot our purpose to place both the views together and subject them to a ·. comparative examination. A comparative statement of the two views is hence. tecorded in the following table. Readers can consult their clear conscience in finding out the truth. It is however important to study the table with a God-fearing • sense of honesty as it is a matter of faith and must be· treated with utmost seriousness. 151