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have one consolation and that is that these charlatans are not, after all, the first pharisses in history. Others before them have persecuted God. Almighty's apostles on account of their misconceived concepts. The. Glorious Quran itself bears evidence of this when it states: 'None can dispute about the Signs of God but the Unbelievers. Let not, then, their strutting about through the land deceive thee! But (there were people) before them, who denied (the Signs) - The people of Noah, and the Confederates (of Evil) after them; And every people plotted against their prophet, to seize him, and disputed by means of vanities, thereon to condemn the Truth but it was 1 that seized them and how (terrible) was My requital!"97. Does it then surprise one that the opponents of this particular apostle of God Almighty also strut about through the land to deceive people like their predecessors did in the times of other apostles of God Almighty? Does it surprise one that these pharisees too, like their predecessors dispute. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's prophethood by 'means of vanities, thereon to condemn the Truth?'. Or would they care to state that in this instance, they are not disputing by means of vanities but on account of their: 'conviction that no new prophet can be raised after [Hazrat]. Muhammed [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him]. . In that event, they would not be the first to believe that prophethood has ceased completely. For instance, when Prophet Joseph, upon whom be peace, died, his followers declared: 'Allah will never raise a Messenger after him. Thus does Allah leave to stray such as Transgress and live in doubt. '99. CONTINUATION OF PROPHETHOOD. Prophethood, whether the adversaries of the Ahmadiyya Muslim 97. Al Quran 40. 4/5: Abdullah Yusuf Ali's English Translation: pp 1262/1263 98. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 25 313 99. Al Quran 40. 35