Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 144
144 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Holy Prophet sa is the Likeness of Moses as The Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is unquestionably the likeness of Moses as. Even in Surah Nur it has been mentioned that the dis- pensation of Muhammad sa is the likeness of the Mosaic dispensation. The Holy Quran has not mentioned the Prophets who appeared between Moses and Jesus, peace be upon them. The Holy Quran states: 1 ْ لَمْ نَقْصُص We have not mentioned them. Even in our case the intermediary successors within the dispensation of Muhammad sa have not been mentioned by name explicitly. Just as in the former case, the start and end points have been clearly mentioned; in this case also, we have been told that this dispensation would begin with the man who appeared as the likeness of Moses as and its final point would be the one who was to come in the likeness of Jesus as. In other words, the Seal of the Caliphs would be the same person who is also referred to as the Promised Messiah. The word ‘promised’ is used because his advent was foretold by way of prophecy. The Holy Quran states: 2 ِ الصّٰلِحٰت مِنْكُمْ وَ عَمِلُوا ْن َ ٰامَنُوْا ی وَعَدَ اهللُ الَّذِ Allah has promised to those among you who believe and do good works. A Prophecy on the Promised Messiah in the Verse About Successorship The Seal of the Caliphs is inferred also where Allah the Exalted has promised that He would appoint successors, and the aforementioned statement of the Holy Quran also establishes that he was ‘promised’. A line that begins at a certain point, will invariably end at a final point. And so, just as the Messiah was the Seal in the previous dispensation, there is a Seal of the Caliphs in this dispensation as well. Therefore, anyone who suggests that there would be no Promised Messiah in this community, in fact, rejects the Quran and will lose his faith. This is an evident truth. There is nothing of pretence, affectation or false display in this respect. Therefore, the nature of this belief is such that anyone who harbours doubt or suspicion in this regard forsakes the Holy Quran. 1 al-Mu’min , 40:79 2 an-Nur , 24:56 p. 129