Ahmadiyyat Is Not a New Religion — Page 39
39 share. ’ The same applies to those who neither ponder the truth nor acknowledge reality. The Holy Prophet s as has reached vastly superior heights, yet they sit there claiming we have done shirk fi nabuwwat. It is like when a king walks, so do his guards; when he stops, so do his guards. Now if the guards were criticised for standing where the king had previously stood, it would be considered foolish. Similarly, the Holy Prophet s as is progressing every minute, and it is due to his constant spiritual ascent that his followers also continue rising in ranks. However, the opponents raise objections, insisting that Hazrat Mirza Sahib’s as claim to prophethood amounts to shirk fi nabuwaat. Thus, the concept of Khatm-e-Nabuwwat is not complicated, but people have made it so. THE NEED TO REVIVE TRUE ISLAM We believe that the status of the Holy Prophet s as is so elevated that no person can ever reach it. However, if a person attains the rank of a prophet through subordination, servitude, and perfect obedience to the Holy Prophet s as , it is not an affront to him; rather,