Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 88
88 Mahzarnama 19 may be completely refuted. The import of this verse is that prophethood, even if non-law bearing, is terminated in that no person can directly or independently attain to the rank of prophethood. But it is not prohibited that prophethood may be gained or benefited from the lamp of the Prophethood of Muhammad sa. That is to say, such a man is the follower of the Holy Prophet, on the one hand, and on the other, after having absorbed the prophetic light of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , comes to have the excellences of prophethood within him. If perfection of such receptive souls of the Community is also denied in this way, then God forbid, the Holy Prophet sa from both perspectives is confirmed as issueless. Neither physically nor spiritually shall he have a son; and the critic who calls the Holy Prophet sa issueless, will be proved right. Now, when it has been affirmed that after the Holy Prophet sa the door to absolute and independent prophethood which is achieved directly is closed up to the Day of Resurrection; and unless a person establishes the fact of his being an ‘ Ummati ’ i. e. follower of the Holy Prophet and subscribes to being his slave or servant, until then, he cannot make his appearance as a prophet. [Review ber Mubahasah Bataalvi wa Chakrhaalvi, Roohaani Khazaa’in, vol. 19, pp. 213-215] There is no need to follow prophethoods and scriptures which have gone before the Holy Prophet, because the prophethood of Muhammad sa embraces and encompasses them all. All paths are now close except the path of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. All truths which help one to reach God are found only in that teaching. Neither shall any new truth come after it, nor was there any truth before which is not found in it. Thus all previous prophethoods end in this prophethood. And indeed this is how it 19 Surely it is thy enemy who is without issue. (108:4)