Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 89
89 then why did God promise the advent of such Reformers and Guides after He had declared the Holy Prophet s as to be the Chief of Prophets and the most perfect of men? Would God undo His own action and contradict His own Word? Why, in such a case, would the Holy Prophet s as foretell the coming of Reformers and Guides? Are we more cognizant of the Holy Prophet’s status than himself so that while he gives tiding of future Reformers and Guides, we consider this to be derogatory to his status? This assertion is also contrary to reason because if no Reformer or Guide was to come after the Holy Prophet s as , then the con - dition of the Muslims should never have deteriorated and they should forever have walked the path of piety and righteousness. This is not what we see. Reason cannot accept that the condition of the Muslims should continue to grow worse and worse and yet none should come to reform them. If this is what was to become of Islam, then this is not a proof of the Holy Prophet’s perfection, it is a sign that God wishes to put an end to Islam. If no Reformers and Spiritual Guides were to appear in the future, then, as a visible sign of this, Muslims should have been saved from being misled and from going astray, and even today they should have been like the Companions of the Holy Prophet s as. Since there is definitely a spiritual decline, there have to be some provisions for spiritual rejuvenation. Secondly, if, on account of the Holy Prophet’s perfection, no one representing him can appear after him, then why is it that God, Who is the Source of all perfection, sends His vicegerents? The truth is that Messengers and vicegerents are always required to remind us of something that is not visible to us. Even though the Holy Prophet s as is perfect, there is still a need for individuals,