Khilafat and Mujaddidiyyat — Page 26
26 Hadhrat Hafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmad Now when we search the Holy Quran, we do not find the word of Tajdeede Deen (regeneration of religion) or of Mujaddid (Regenerator) from its beginning to its end. Hence, we have to ponder over the other discourse related by the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him). He said, whatsoever the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has spoken is the commentary of one or the other verse of the Holy Quran. Again he said, the rank of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) was very high and par excellence. He used to learn from God the Exalted. We do agree that he may give a deep commentary of a verse of the Holy Quran but a person of ordinary understanding could not comprehend its source and could not trace the verse he had elucidated. Nevertheless, whether one can follow or not, it can never be outside of the commentary of any verse of the Holy Quran. Tajdeed and Istikhlaf If this Hadith of Tajdeed e Deen (regeneration of religion) is correct (and indeed it is correct) then it ought to be a commentary of some verse of the Holy Quran. And if it is not the commentary of any one verse of the Holy Quran (in my opinion it is wrong to say so, it certainly is a commentary of a verse) then we should say that this Hadith is not Sahih (correct). A narrator may have taken a wrong assertion and related it further. The Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) has informed us that this (Hadith of Abu Daud) is the commentary of Ayati Istikhlaaf which had just been recited by the Qaree (the recitor of the Quran). Allah the Exalted says: