Are Ahmadis Not True Muslims? — Page 48
48 ? Im a m Mahd i will announce upon his arrival, ‘O ye people! If any one of you wishes to see Ibr a h i m [Abraham] and Ism a ‘ i l [Ishmael], then let him hear this, that I am Ibr a h i m and Ism a ‘ i l. If among you anyone wishes to see M u s a and Y u sha‘ [Joshua], then let him listen, I am M u s a and Y u sha‘. If someone from among you wants to see the Holy Prophet and Am ir ul-Mu’min i n [‘Al i ra ] then let him hear this, that I am Muhammad and Am ir ul-Mu’min i n. ( Bi ha rul-Anw a r, by Muhammad B a qir Majlis i , vol. 53, ch. 28, p. 9, published by Ma t ba‘ul Am i r, Beirut, 2008) However, when Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of Qadian, the Promised Messiah, announces his status in the light of these prophecies, it becomes an objectionable issue in the eyes of Maulav i Ludhi a na vi. Alas! If only Maulav i Ludhi a na vi had studied the above mentioned views of Hadrat Im a m B a qir rta before making such objections. The learned divine, Sayyad ‘Abdul-Kar i m Jil a n i rta states: We mean from this [Im a m Mahd i ] a person who occupies the Muhammad i status and achieves a perfect balance in this exalted status. ( Ins a n-e-K a mil , Urdu, chapter 61, Mahd i as k a Dhikr, p. 401, by Sayyad ‘Abdul-Kar i m Jil a n i rta , translated by Fa d l M i r a n, Nafees Academy Karachi, 1980) Hadrat Khw a jah Ghul a m Far i d rta states: From Adam to the Im a m Mahd i (Seal of the Saints), they are all a bur u z [reflection] of the Holy Prophet. This bur u z i