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favour directly without owing allegiance to or being disciple of a preceding prophet, Such prophethood is self-sustained and is not dependent on any other prophet and is a direct gift, such as the prophethood of Hazrat David and Hazrat Isa. Thirdly, there is the reflex-prophethood which is unaccompanied by any new law. The recipient of this category of prophethood does not obtain the favour independently; it is in fact a reflection and a shadow of the preceding or current legislative prophethood, is dependent thereon· and is devoted to its service, such as was decreed for the Promised Messiah, appointed. to come· after the Holy Prophet ( peace of Allah be on him • and His choicest blessings for ever and evermore ). If therefore the term Mubashirat is taken. in a general sense, the purport of the tradition under discussion would crystalize in the postulate that while there shall not be a law-giving prophet after the Holy Prophet ( peace of Allah be on him- and His choicest. bl e s s i n g s ), a :prophet gifted with m u b a a la , h i r at and mum:irat may come as a disciple and devotee of the Holy Prophet ( peace of Allah be on him and His choicest blessings ever and evermore). The truth of the matter is that Mubaahirat and mtmzirt ( munzitrat are a necessary concomitant of Mubashiarat ) are no ordinary gift ; when one receives these in the fullness of perfection, ·both. qualitatively as well quantitatively, he. is designated as prophet. We agree that on a lower level the gift is granted to all the believers, more or less. But as the possessor of one rupee cannot be called wealthy, a recipient of an. ordinary portion of munzirat· and mubaahim cannot. be called a prophet. Only one who receives the ·gift in • an extra-ordinary measure and. to the. degree of perfectness deserves the title; Really the · difference 72