Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 10
N UBUWWAT AND K HIL A FAT 10 There can be a Nab i who is a servant of the Holy Prophet sa. A scholar of h ad i th, Mullah ‘Al i Q a r i , has made this meaning very clear in elaborating the meanings of the h ad i th , “If Ibr a h i m had lived he would have been a Nab i. ” ( Paigh a m-e- S ul h , 4 September 16, 1913) A Few Quotations from the Ahmadiyyah Anjuman-e-Ish a ‘at-e-Islam Maulav i Muhammad ‘Al i Chosen and Exalted Ras u l 1) Maulav i Muhammad ‘Al i , during his speech in the Ahmadiyyah Building Lahore, said: Whatever meanings the opponents may adopt, we are firmly established on the belief that God can raise A ñ biy a’. He can grant to people the status of the s idd i q [truthful], the shah i d [martyrs], and the sa le h [righ- teous]. But there needs to be one who asks. The one at whose hand we pledged allegiance was true, he was a chosen and exalted Ras u l , and the spirit of purification had reached its zenith in him. (Speech of Maulav i Muhammad ‘Al i , Ahmadiyyah Buildings, quoted in al- H akam , July 18, 1908, p. 6) Claimant of Ris a lat 2) In commenting upon the attitude of the critics of the Promised Messiah as and comparing this situation with Char a gh D i n of Jammu, Maulav i Muhammad ‘Al i writes: 4. Official organ of the Anjuman-e-Ish a ‘at-e-Islam.