Ahmadiyyat Is Not a New Religion — Page 31
31 AN ALLEGATION ON PROPHETHOOD Regarding the concept of prophethood, the opposing clergy delude Muslims into believing that our belief equates to shirk fi nabuwwat [partnership in the prophethood of the Holy Prophet s as ]. By using this term, they imply that we have made Hazrat Mirza Sahib as a partner in the prophethood of the Holy Prophet s as. But this is a false assertion; we do not believe in his prophethood as they present. They allege that the Promised Messiah as is a claimant to such prophethood that insults the Holy Prophet s as. Thus, they purport that this claim constitutes shirk fi nabuwwat. And since the term ‘ shirk ’ is to a Muslim what a red flag is to a bull, the moment they hear this term, they attribute a grave transgression to the Ahmadis. LOVE VERSES IDOLATRY In reality, those who label our belief as idolatry are oblivious to its real meaning. Shirk can manifest in two ways: outwardly, such as bowing before a person or object instead of God, which is unequivocally forbidden, and inwardly, which is always relative. If