Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 27
Khilafat Centenary meaning that his father's name would be my father's name - have not been mentioned by them. (Musnad Ahmad Vol 1 P. 367 Darul fikr Beirut) The words "rajulam minni" in this Hadith categorically state that coming of a spiritual son of the Holy Propher •w - a perfect, obedient and subordinate follower of the Holy Propher •w , who would be fully immersed in love On the same subject we have another Hadith as follows. The Holy Prophet saw said, "The Promised Messiah "' will be my Khalifa in my Ummah. So whoever from among you meets him should convey my salaam to him. " (Al-Mo'jimul Ussagheer by Allama Tibrani,Juz Awwal, Page 257, published by Darul Fila, Beirut). of the Holy Propher •w. It is inevitable before the end In yet another narration the Holy Propher •w said that of the world. Through him the world will get rid of all when you see this Mahdi, you should pay allegiance inequities, and in due course will be filled with justice. to him even if you have to crawl on your knees over Hadhrat Mulla Ali Qaari has written_th _a _ t_ th _e _ a_ ttr _i_ b_ u_ te _ s_ 1 _ ·c_ e_ b_ er. . . . . . . . s. _ , _ as _ h_ e_i_ s surely Allah's appointed Khalifa, the of the Mahdi would resemble Mahdi. In another narration of those of the Holy Propher •w and Bin Majah, extensions of help that he would guide people in and support to the Messiah and accordance with the character of the Mahdi have been made the Holy Propher •w (Mirqaatul obligatory upon believers by the Mafateh Sharha Mishkattul Holy Propher •w. Moreover, all Masabeh, vol 5 page 179). Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims accept With references to the coming of the Messiah and Mahdi, the Holy Propher •w has also said that he will be buried in his tomb and his name will be his name. This shows that Mahdi and the Messiah would be completely immersed in love of Holy Propher •w. Hadhrat Shah Wali Ullah Muhaddis Dehlavi has said that the coming Mahdi would be a buruz (shadow) of the Holy Propher •w (Al Tafheemati Ilahiya Vol 2 P238). Allama Abdur-Razzaq Qashani made this matter crystal clear when he wrote that, "The Mahdi of the latter days would be subordinate to the Holy Propher •w and all other Prophets and friends of Allah would be subordinate to him with regard to knowledge of spiritual affairs and verities because his inner-self would be the inner-self of the Holy Propher •w ' (Sherha Fasusul Hakam by Allama Sheikh Abdurrazzaq Qashani). The Holy Prophe t' s saw Salaam to the Mahdi as Hadhrat Anas ra narrates that the Holy Prophet Muhammad '"w said that "Whoever meets Isa Bin Maryam should convey my salaam to him. (Mustadrik Hakim, Kitabul Fitan, Bab Zikro Natkhissur) the Hadith "whoever did not recognize the Imam of the age will die a death of ignorance" (Muslim Kitabul Amarat, Babul aMr. bi lazoomul Jamat; Biharul Anwar vol 51 page 160). The Promised Messiah and Mahdi, according to Hadith, will be a great Imam who will also be a Caliph in the Muslim Ummah, his status being higher than Hadhrat Abu Bakr ra and Hadhrat Umar. ra Imam Muhammad bin Sireen Tabiee proclaims that the Mahdi would be of a higher status than Abu Bakr and Umar, and would be higher in status than some Prophets (lbn Maja Kitabul Fitan, Bab Khuroojul Mahdi). Ap~ea r ance of the Khatamal Kh ulafa in the 14t Century In complete accord with the above-mentioned prophecies of the Holy Propher •w Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad "' was raised by God as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, the World Reformer and Khatamal Khulafa at the turn of the fourteenth century of the Muslim era. Under express divine guidance he laid the foundation of World wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on March 23, 1889 in Qadian, India and with peaceful means embarked on the colossal task of unification of mankind by rejuvenation of Islam as well as reformation of