Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 74
N UBUWWAT AND K HIL A FAT 74 In H aq i qat-ul-Wa hi , he writes: Remember that some people are mistaken by my claim to be a Nab i. They imagine that I have claimed the type of nubuwwat which was granted to earlier A ñ biy a’ on their own. They are wrong in this notion. I have made no such claim. Rather, the will and Divine Wisdom of Almighty Allah decreed to honuor me with this status in order to prove the perfection of the spir- itual grace of the Holy Prophet sa. The blessings of spiritual grace have led me to the status of nubuwwat. Therefore, I cannot be just called a Nab i ; rather, a Nab i from one aspect and an Ummat i from another aspect. ( H aq i qat-ul-Wa hi , Ruhani Khaz a ’ in , vol. 22, p. 154) Given below are some references, illustrating the above clarifica- tions. In these references the Promised Messiah as clearly emerges as a claimant of nubuwwat and ris a lat : 1901 Since I have myself witnessed the clear fulfilment of about 150 prophecies, how can I deny the title of Nab i or Ras u l about me? Since Allah the Most High has Himself bestowed these titles upon me, why should I forsake them or fear anyone except Him? I declare in the name of God Who has sent me— and cursed are those who fabricate lies about Him—that He has sent me as the Promised Messiah. ( Eik Ghalat i k a Iz a lah, Ruhani Khaz a ’in , vol. 18, p. 210) 1902 Similarly, Almighty Allah and His Holy Prophet sa have given to the Promised Messiah as the titles of Nab i and Ras u l. ( Naz u l- ul-Mas ih , Ruhani Khaz a ’in , vol. 18, p. 426)