Truth About the Split — Page 57
57 That these beliefs have my full concurrence, I readily admit. What I deny is the statement that I have been entertaining these views since 1914 or only three or four years before. On the contrary, as I shall presently show, the first and the last of these beliefs were entertained by me even during the lifetime of the Promised Messiah as , while the second belief developed soon after the death of the Promised Messiah as as a result of the teachings I received from Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra , and of the various discourses I had, with him on the subject. I shall speak first of the question of prophethood. My arguments on the subject will be stated at length in their appropriate place later on. For the present I only deem it necessary to state in brief that, in my opinion, the fact that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , who was the most truthful of all men and the most jealous guardian of the honour of Islam, repeatedly gave the name of Nabi to the Messiah that was to come, is ample evidence of the fact that the expected Messiah was to be actually a Nabi. But since it has been claimed by the Holy Quran that its teachings are for all countries and for all ages, it follows that no new Prophet could be expected who may bring a new Law. The saying of the Holy Prophet sa with reference to himself—" Ana Akhirul Ambiya " (I am the last of