Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 15
No Muslim worth his name would would ever dare refer to our beloved lord, Hazrat Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of. Allah be upon him, in terms below his blessed status nor would one ever dare tolerate an insult to his divine status. . REVERENCE FOR THE HOLY PROPHET. The esteem in which Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian held the. Holy Prophet of Islam has been variously recorded in his books. He believed that although 'there have been millions of pure natured people in the world and there will be more in the future, yet the best of them all and the highest man of God was him whose name was Muhammed, peace be upon him. ' 10 He declared that 'no man can acquire the status bestowed upon the. Holy Prophet'¹¹ and ‘not even the Prophets of yore could share equally, the excellences of the Holy Prophet nor could the angels claim equality with him. ' 12 He maintained that 'the rank of being loved and accepted of God and of becoming his friend cannot be achieved without obedience to the Holy. Prophet'¹³ and '‘by walking under his shadow for only ten days, one could attain the light which before the Holy Prophet could not be obtained in a thousand years. '14. In one of his numerous homages to the memory of his beloved lord and master, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad stated: 'The light of high degree that was bestowed upon the perfect man was not bestowed upon the stars or the moon. It was not bestowed upon the sun nor was it bestowed upon the ocean or the rivers. It was not bestowed upon rubies or emeralds nor upon sapphires. In short, it was not bestowed upon any earthly or heavenly object. It was only bestowed upon the perfect man whose highest and loftiest and most perfect example was our lord and master, the Chief of all creation,. Muhammed, the Chosen One, peace be upon him. '15. The founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was of the opinion 10. Chashma Marifat: pg. 288 12. Braheen e Ahmadiyya: pg. 258 14. Braheen e Ahmadiyya: pg. 535 11. Haqeeqatul Wahi: pg 115 13. Tasdeequen Nabi: pg 45 15. Ayenae Kamalat e Islam: pg 161 15