Defence Against the Plague and a Criterion for the Elect of God — Page 38
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 38 proclaims to be my follower can make the reviled claim that he is a Messenger sent by the Mas ih ibn Maryam in order to reconcile between these two religions. ن ي الكافر ى الل ّٰ عل لعنۃ [The curse of Allah be upon the disbelievers]. In the Holy Quran God says that the ill [doctrines] of Christianity would well-nigh cause the earth to burst thereat and the heavens to break into pieces. How can we seek reconciliation with this [belief ]? Furthermore, despite his utter lack of sense, understanding, and piety, Charagh Din claims to be a Messenger of Allah and thereby ridicules the system of God and belittles the station of Messengers and Prophets. Owing to his uncul - tivated intellect he has failed to grasp that although in earlier times certain Messengers were sent to support others in their very lifetimes—as was the case with H a r u n [Aaron] who was raised alongside Hadrat M u s a [Moses]— Kh a tamul-Anbiy a’ [the Seal of the Prophets] and the Kh a tamul-Auliy a’ [the Seal of the Auliy a ’ ] are exempt from this practice. Just as no one was divinely commissioned alongside the Holy Prophet , peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, or raised as a Messenger in his time, and all of his Companions followed one guide, similarly, at this time, everyone follows one guide; no one else has the right to claim that he is, God forbid, a Messenger. I have not come accompanied by two angels alone, but with thousands. In the sight of God, praiseworthy are those who have long assisted me for years on end. In my view and in the estima - tion of God their help has proven true. But what of Charagh Din’s help? His presence and absence have made no difference at all. This organised effort on my part has been ongoing for almost thirty years now, whereas he has sprung forth only a few months