Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 66
66 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Excellence of the Noble Prophet sa Therefore, the more one contemplates, the more it becomes clear that no other Prophet was deserving of the blessed name aforementioned until the era of our Noble Prophet sa dawned. It was as though our Noble Prophet sa had stepped foot in a place of thorns when darkness had reached its extreme. It is my belief that if the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, stood to one side and each of the Prophets who had gone by before him had come as one, all of them together would not have been able to accomplish what the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, achieved by himself, and they would not have been able to bring about the reformation that he brought forth. For they did not possess the heart and strength that was bestowed upon our Prophet sa. Anyone who suggests that this is, God-forbid, a disrespect to the other Prophets, is foolish and is guilty of slander against me. I consider it a part of my faith to honour and revere the Prophets, but my belief in the superiority of the Noble Prophet sa over all the other Prophets, peace be upon them, is the greatest aspect of my faith, and is a part of my very being and fibre. It is not within my power to remove this nature. An unfortunate and blind opponent can say whatever they please. Our Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, accomplished such a feat which no one else could have done individually or collectively; this is the grace of Allah Almighty. 1 ُ ء ٓ ُـؤْتِيْهِ مَنْ يَّشَا ی ِ ذٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اهلل That is Allah’s grace; He bestows it on whom He pleases. The Most Praised in Every Possible Sense If one understands the circumstances with which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was faced, and if one comes to know fully of the state of the world at the time of his advent and what he achieved, one becomes entranced and proclaims: ٍ مُحَمَّد اَللّٰھُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰی O Allah, bless Muhammad sa. I truthfully say that this is no fanciful or hollow statement. The Holy Quran, 1 al-Jumu’ah, 62:5