Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 122
Khilafat Centenary honor and service to the Promised Messiah. . , the true devotee and a valiant and spiritual son of the Holy Prophet'aw, , and his following given to him by Allah in verification of 'Aakhareena minhum lamma yalhaqu behim' (Al:Jumu'ah Ch. 62 vs. 4). It was so destined and so it happened. These are the special honors which are not given to any other Muslim individual, institution, organization, sect or group. As a proof thereof, I will present to the readers a few of the many sayings of the founder of the Ahmadiyya Jama'at, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani as , the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, wherein he has proved, in the light of the Holy Qur'an's teachings, that the translation of the noble and glorious Qur 'an in different languages of the world was destined in his time and by him, whose appearance was like the appearance of the Holy Prophet'aw himself. And all these services and successes are a continuation of the successes of the Holy Prophet'aw and are a bounty of his spiritual favors and kindness shown to thisjama'at. The Promised Messiah (as) says, One reason for the advent of the Holy Prophef a w was the completion of faith for which Allah has said 'Al yauma akmalto lakum deenikum wa atmamto alaikum naimatee' (Al-Maidah,Ch. 5 vs. 4). There were two phases of this completion - one the completion of the guidance and the other, the completion of the publication of this guidance. The completion of guidance was the period of the Holy Prophet' sa w lifetime, but the completion of the publication of guidance is his second period which is the period of 'Aakhareena minhum lamma yalhaqu behim ', (Al- ]umu'ah Ch 62 vs. 4) which is about to come - that is my time, which is the time of Masih Mau'ood. Al-Hakam, issue 6, no. 43, November 30, 1902, p. 1 Now consider this, that the guidance was completed in the period of the Holy Prophet' aw but Allah the Exalted had destined the completion of the publication of guidance in another era, when the Holy Prophet'aw would appear in a virtual form,so to speak, which would be the time of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. . . This has been supported by Allah as, 'Liyuzhirahu Aladdin-i-kullehee' (Al-Saff Ch 61, vs. 10). All commentators of the Qur'an have unanimously accepted that this verse is about the period of the Promised Messiah. . . The fact is that the practice of faith is possible only when all religions come out in the open and all possible means for publication become available, and by the Grace of God , that time has come. Hence, the facilities available for printing and publication of books due to the strength of the press are known to all. As more and more inventions come into being each da y, the more the period of the Promised Messiah as is authenticated with a great magnificence and more opportunities are created for the expression of faith. Therefore, this is the time that was prophesized by Allah, the Exalted through the Holy Prophet' aw in 'Liyuzhirahu Aladdin-i-kulleh ee' (Al -Saff Ch. 61. vs. 10). This is the same period which will enhance the grandeur of 'Al y auma akmalto lakum de e nikum wa atmamto alaikum naimat e'e '(Al-Maidah Ch 5 vs. 4) and will complete the publication of the guidance and will bring perfection to the heavenly blessings. And this is the same period and 'jumu 'ah", when the prophecy of 'Wa aakhare e na minhum Zima yalhaui behim', (Al - Jumu'ah Ch. 62 vs. 4) is being fulfilled. " (Al - Hakam, Issue 6, no. 18, dated Ma y 17 , 1902, p. 5-6). The Promised Messiah as has stated this fact in detail in his publication "Tohfa-i-Golarhviyya". He writes, "It was destined that the way in which the faith was completed through the Holy Prophet' aw , so would the completion of the publication of faith happen through him, too. As both of these assignments were appropriate to the dignity and station of the Holy Prophe ra w , but as per Allah, the Exalted's sunnah, such eternal life was not possible for His Chosen Messenger that he could be seen in the latter da ys, and such eternity would ha ve given way to shirk (association of any other entity as equal to Allah), therefore Allah the Exalted completed this prestigious task through such a follower of the Holy Prophet' aw , who, according to his disposition and spirituality, was a part of the Holy Prophet'ssawbeing, or it can be said that he was a projection of the Holy Prophet's saw name in the Heavens. . . . The faith was completed on the sixth da y, meaning Jumu'ah. Hence the completion of the publication of faith was also destined for the sixth da y, meaning at the end of the 6,000 th year which, according to Allah the Exalted, is the sixth da y of the world, and in fulfillment of the promise indicated in the verse