Are Ahmadis Not True Muslims? — Page 45
? 45 included in the prophethood of Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. This argument is not merely a personal opinion; rather, it is based on an established verity. It is unfortunate that these maulav i s cannot comprehend this point. The reason why the attestations of the other prophets who appeared before or after Holy Prophet Muhammad saw are included in the name of Holy Prophet Muhammad saw is that the Holy Quran has made the authentication of all prophets a part of faith. Islam is the only religion that has made it compulsory for adherents to believe in all prophets of God without exception. Thus, the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw is the authenticator and verifier of all other prophets born anytime or anywhere in the world. This is the greatest favour bestowed on the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw by Allah the Almighty. The only difference between Maulav i Ludhi a na vi and Ahmadis is that he considers only the previous prophets to be authenticated by the name ‘Mu h ammad’, whereas Ahmadis also include the Im a m Mahd i , who appeared according to prophecies and who is assigned the status of a non-law-bearing prophet. One who recites the Kalimah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw need not recite any other kalimah, since every kalimah is included in the Kalimah of Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. There is no need for Muslims, who are also the followers of Hadrat Ibr a h i m as , Hadrat M u s a as , Hadrat ‘ I s a as , etc. to recite a separate kalimah— i. e. Ibr a h i m Ras u lull a h , M u s a Ras u lull a h , ‘ I s a Ras u lull a h —since it is understood to be included in the Kalimah. Similarly, it is not necessary for Ahmadis to say Ahmad Ras u lull a h as a kalimah since it is