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its brilliance, produce -a full moon reflecting its pro• portions and rotating around it. According to our be- lief, this category of prophethood does not violate the Seal of Prophethood nor does it breach the finality of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him) in any sense, for, being the ideal, the sovereign and source of grace, the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him) remains the last Prophet; as the dominion of sun does not terminate with the appearance of moon ; on the con- trary his reign is asserted with greater prominence. In the light of this approach, we regard the second advent of the self-same Hazrat Isa ,(peace be on him) as violation of the Seal of Prophethood and derogatory to the dignity of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him), for he received his office of prophethood before the appoitnment of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him) directly and the appointment of a person who does not owe his prophethood to the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him), for the reformation of the followers of the Holy Prophet, (Allah bless him) is a slur on the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him) and violates the Seal of Prophethood. Before listing arugments in support of the Ahmadi- yya belief, it appears germane to the matter to re- produce here in his own words, the belief of the Promised Messiah, the }'ounder of the Ahmadiyya Movement (Allah bless him), so that a clear version of his claim is fully eomprehended and readers are acquainted with the original statement of the claimant and lest some mischief-monger should mislead people, by ascribing to us baseless assertions. Hazrat Promis- ed Messiah, the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement, (peace be on him), says: "I swear by the glory of God and His l\tajesty that I am of the faithful, a Muslim and I be- lieve in Allah, the High, in His Books, and in His messengers and in H. is angels and in life after death. And I believe that our Prophet 18