Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 13
Nubuwwat of the Promised Messiah 13 during the times of the earlier Prophets. Man cannot safeguard himself from the bondage of sin as long as living faith is not created. Without faith man cannot be saved from sin and it is impossible to acquire certainty without observing the fresh manifestations of the power of God. Fresh signs cannot be demonstrated without the coming of one who has been appointed by God. Such a one, a Mursal who can create certainty of faith, is the Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Community. ( Review of Religions , Urdu, May 1906, p. 182–183) A Nab i in Accordance with the Way of God 6) In his review of the magazine Tash’ hi dh-ul-Adhh a n , Maulav i Muhammad ‘Al i writes: The Tash’ hi dh-ul-Adh a n , a quarterly journal, has started publication from Qadian and its first number has just become available. It is an example of the high resolve of the young men of this Movement. May God bless it. Its annual subscription is 12 annas (5 English pence). The editor of this journal is Mirz a Bashir-ud-Din Ma h m u d Ahmad, son of the Promised Messiah as. This issue of the journal carries an Introduction from his pen covering 14 pages. It will in any case be read and appreciated by the members of the Community, but I wish to draw the attention of the opponents of the Movement to it as a clear proof of the truth of the Movement …. The summary of the essay is that when the world is corrupted and, leaving the way appointed by God, people indulge in all kinds of sins, covet material desires as vultures devour carrion, and are totally oblivious to the Hereafter; it is the way of Allah that He appoints a Nab i at such times. He spreads the true teaching and brings people to the right path. The people, blinded by