Truth About the Split — Page 26
26 which entails severance of all my connection with Islam, which in other words means that I claim for myself a substantive prophethood such as leaves no need for me to follow the Holy Quran and introduces a new Kalima (formula of creed) and a new Qibla (direction to which to turn our face in prayer) and abrogates the laws of Islam and ignores the authority and example of the Holy Prophet sa. " While thus exonerating himself from the charges of his enemies, he proceeded in the very same letter to elucidate his own claim in the following words: "The grounds on which I claim to be a Prophet amount to this that I have, been vouchsafed the privilege of converse with God, who speaks to and converses with me, answers my questions, uncovers for me things unseen, and discloses to me such secrets of the future as are not opened to any save such as are in special favour with Him. Due to the abundance of such experiences, He has been pleased to call me a Nabi (Prophet). Thus, I am a Nabi by virtue of the