Nubuwwat & Khilafat Prophethood & its Successorship — Page 79
Belief of the Promised Messiah 79 truthful Jam a ‘at, they are put to shame. ( Eik Ghalat i k a Iz a lah, Ruhani Khaz a ’in , vol. 18, p. 206) The Promised Messiah as continues: Only a few days ago a friend was confronted with an objection from an opponent that he had pledged allegiance to the one who claims to be Nab i and Ras u l. The objection was answered by a simple denial. As a matter of fact, such a response is not correct. The truth is that the sacred revelation from Allah the Most High which has descended upon me contains words like Ras u l , Mursal , and Nab i —not once but hundreds of times. Then how can it be correct to answer that such words do not exist? ( Ibid. ) This reference should be studied with great reverence. The being who was given the exalted titles of H akam [the Judge] and ‘ Adl [the Just] by the Holy Prophet sa has said that a simple negation of his status of nubuwwat is not correct. How true are his words: The result is that despite belonging to the truthful Jam a ‘at, they are put to shame. The history of the two Groups of the Ahmad i Muslims bears testimony that those among the followers of the Promised Messiah as who denied the Promised Messiah’s as claim of nubu- wwat and ris a lat were always put to shame. In every field they have been defeated by the Jam a ‘at which presents the Promised Messiah as with utmost sincerity and faith, as an ummat i , zilli Nabi , Ras u l , and Mursal. On May 17, 1908 the Promised Messiah as made a speech on the occasion of a reception. A news was printed in Akhb a r-e- ‘ A m stating that the Promised Messiah as has denied his claim of nubuwwat in that reception. On the same day, the Promised