Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 428
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 428 S idd i qah [Mary the Truthful], the mother of ‘ I s a [ Jesus], as well as the mother of Hadrat M u s a [Moses], the disciples of Hadrat Mas ih [i. e. Jesus the Messiah] and Khi d r—none of whom was a Prophet, but they were all recipients of revelation from Allah and were apprised of the secrets of the unseen through wa h y-e-i‘l a m. 1 Now consider what conclusion follows from this. Does it not prove that the perfect followers among ummat-e-Mu h ammadiyyah should be more deserving to be mulham-o-mu h addath [the recipi- ents of revelation and discourse] than those people, because accord- ing to the explanation of the Holy Quran they [the perfect followers among ummat-e-Mu h ammadiyyah ] are Khairul-Umam? Why do you not ponder over the Holy Quran? And why are you so prone to error in your deliberations? Do you not know that the S a hih ain 2 record, about this ummah, the glad tiding of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that like the previous ummahs, many a mu h addath would be raised in this ummah as well? And the word mu h addath —in which the د [ d a l ] is pronounced with a fat h ah —refers to those who are blessed with divine converse and discourse. You are also aware of Ibn-e-‘Abb a s’ qir a ’at 3 of the verse: و ما ارسلنا من قبلك من رسول و 4 اٰیٰتہ ہللا م ک ما یلقی الشیطٰن ثم یح ہللا تہ فینسخ ي ال نبی وال محدث اال اذا تمنّٰی القی الشیطٰن فی امن. Thus, according to this verse, which Bukh a r i has also documented, it is established that a mu h addath’s revelations are certain and unequivocal, in which the interference of Satan cannot stand. 1. The revelations received by the believers who are not Prophets. [Publisher] 2. The two most recognized authentic books of a ha d i th — S a hih Bukh a r i and S a hih Muslim. [Publisher] 3. Qir a ’at literally means ‘reading’; that is, another revealed version of a verse of the Holy Quran. In the present case it is S u rah al- H ajj, 22:53 of the Holy Quran. [Publisher] 4. Never sent We a Messenger or a Prophet or a Mu h addath before you, but when he sought to attain what he aimed at, Satan put obstacles in the way of what he sought after. But Allah removes the obstacles that are placed by Satan. Then Allah firmly establishes His Signs. [Publisher]