Are Ahmadis Not True Muslims? — Page 21
? 21 According to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, simply being the last prophet in time is not a distinction. What is a distinct honour is to be the last law-bearing prophet, because it means that that the shariah bestowed upon the last law-bearing prophet is the one that is complete and perfect for all time, and obedience to him will remain the duty of all for eternity. It is thus a great honour to be the last law-bearing prophet, since this prophethood will continue until the Day of Judgement. There cannot be a prophet who can ignore or amend the final shariah. From this perspective, which is the view of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, it is definitely honourable to be the last. However, Maulav i Ludhi a na vi and his associates believe that it is an honour to be last in point of time. This is an absurd view. If they care to reflect, they would realise that, although he received prophethood before the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw , according to their belief Hadrat ‘ I s a as [Jesus] would be the last prophet. The reason being that he would fulfil the need of prophethood that arose after the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. Who is Most Honourable? Maulav i Ludhi a na vi states: The child who is born last is categorised as the last child of his parents. This means that he was born after all his siblings and no other child was born thereafter. It is not necessary that the last child should also live longer and should die after