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between the two is one of degree and extent, mubaahirat and mun. uirat being synonymous with prophethood. Says the Holy Quran on this subject:- ". . ~ ,. . ,-c. . . . . . . . _. . ,. . -:. . "':. . . . . ,,"''. ,:-;-: \ ~-- ~ ,,~\ --~\:-: :::-~. •W)~. J C>'. '~,;, _,~_. >- v-:;'. T. _. , \;1"'9""'-f. •,-,,,,. . . _. ,. - ,,,_,_ G. ,,,, ,,, , :. . . , _~,, - - ' ~ /. -:. . . . . "'. . , -. . :i. . . ~ ~ ~~ • ,--t, o-- r C,),,,, ~- r--- ;/, \---;:7-. Cr'1 q. ~~ 1 :. 1~) "We send not our messengers but as recipients of M u b a a h i r a t and mumirat whoso therefore believe and reform shall neither fear nor grieve. "I The above Quranic verse makes it clear in no uncertain terms, that in so far as their content matter is concerned, mubaahirat and munzirat are iclentical with prophethood and bearing a new law or being recipient of prophethood independently are. mere peripherical quantities w h i ch so m e prophets hold as additional qualifications and some do not. The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Mo v em en t. the Promised Messiah observes in this oonnection:- "This misfortune is due to the error that the true · meaning of the term prophet has not been probed. Nabi simply means one who receives. intelligence from God • through revelation and is favoured with the gift of Divine speech and address. It is not necessary that he should also bring a law nor that he should not be the follower of a law-giver prophet. "2 He again says: •As the Mu~ddtlatl Sahib 1. Sura Anam verse 49. 8. Zamima Bara/line Ahmadiyya V Pag• 138, 78