Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 44
44 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Rank of the Messenger of Allah sa and the Two Chiefs On one occasion, a friend who was truly absorbed in love for the Promised Messiah as , submitted to him: “Why should we not consider you to be greater in status than the Shaykhayn 1 (the Two Chiefs) and closer in rank to the Noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him?” Goodness gracious! On hearing this, His Holiness became pale and an inexplicable anxiety and restless- ness overtook him from head to toe. I swear in the name of God, who is Jeal- ous and Holy, that this particular instance increased my faith in the Promised Messiah as even more. The Promised Messiah as delivered an all-encompassing ad- dress continuously for six hours. When he began speaking, I looked at my watch, and when he finished, I looked at my watch again. He spoke for six hours. Not a minute less. To speak on a subject for so long, without rest, was an extraordinary occur- rence. In his entire discourse, the Promised Messiah as spoke of the virtues and qualities of the Noble Messenger, may the choicest blessings and salutations be upon him, and about his own servitude and subservience to him. He also spoke of the excellences of the honourable Shaykhayn , may peace be on both of them. The Promised Messiah as said: “It is sufficient for me that I am an admirer of these men and the dust beneath their feet. The partial superiority which God Almighty has conferred upon them can never be attained by anyone until the Day of Resur- rection. When will Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, ever be born again on earth so that one may receive the op- portunity to render such service as the honourable Shaykhayn , peace be on both of them. ” 2 17 August 1899 A few days ago, someone wrote to the Promised Messiah as from Bereli inquiring: “Are you the same Promised Messiah foretold in the various Hadith of God’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him? Respond by taking an oath on God Almighty. ” As was the custom, I responded to the person with a few lines from Tiryaq-ul-Qulub, a book of the Promised Messiah as , which could have been a sufficient response. The individual was not satisfied. He wrote to me again and addressed me saying: “I would like Hazrat Mirza Sahib to write on oath, with his 1 A title of honour which refers to Hazrat Abu Bakr ra and Hazrat Umar ra. 2 Al-Hakam , vol. 3, no. 29, dated 17 August 1899, pp. 1-5