The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 144
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI 2. "The five pillars on which Islam is based are part of our faith. We hold fast to the Word of God, the Holy Quran, to which we are commanded to hold fast. Like Farooq, may Allah be pleased with him, we announce that the Book of Allah suffices us, and like Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, when there is a difference between the. Quran and Hadith, we give priority to the Quran. We believe that there is no one worthy of worship except Allah and that our Lord and. Master, Muhammad, the chosen one, peace be on him, is His. Messenger and is Khatamul Anbiya. We believe in angels, the resurrection of the body, the day of judgment, heaven and hell. We believe that whatever the Holy Prophet, peace be on him, has said, is true. We believe that whoever subtracts the smallest particle from the law of Islam or adds to it, or lays the foundation of neglecting obligations and of indifference towards them, is without faith and is turned away from Islam. I admonish the members of my community that they should have true faith in the credo that there is no God beside Allah, and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and that they should die in this faith. They should believe in all prophets and all books, the truth of which is affirmed by the Holy Quran. They should observe the fast and perform the Salaat and pay the Zakat and perform the pilgrimage and carry out all that God Almighty and His. Messenger have prescribed and should abstain from all that they have forbidden and thus conform in every respect to Islamic commandments. We consider it our duty to accept all that is supported by the consensus of the righteous ones who have passed away and all that is considered as part of Islam by the consensus of the Ahl-i-Sunnat. We call to witness the heaven and earth that this is our religion" (Ayyamus-Sulh, pp. 86-87). . OBJECTION NO. 2:. Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to be a prophet. Thus he and his followers do not believe the Holy Prophet to be Khataman. Nabiyyeen as taught by the Holy Quran. 144