Reply to a Mockery — Page 67
Response to the booklet entitled Ilh a m i Girgit 67 that anyone belonging to Hadrat Muhammad Mu st af a , peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, regardless of whether he is given any rank or title, will be a mercy for the entire universe. He will be a blessing for the universe; for, anyone who is not a blessing for the universe cannot be a follower of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as. Now, as for the possibility that a follower of the Holy Prophet s as be the recipient of divine verses specifically addressed to the Holy Prophet s as , let us remind Maulaw i Sahib that Maulaw i ‘Abdul Jabbar Ghaznavi explains this issue in his book Ithb a tul- Ilh a m wal Bai‘at. He wrote the book to refute those who criti- cized Hadrat Maulaw i ‘Abdull a h Ghaznaw i ’s claim to being the recipient of divine revelation and visions, especially revelations found in the Quran which are addressed to the Holy Prophet s as. Maulaw i ‘Abdul Jabb a r was one of the most vehement opponents of Ahmadiyyat and he is one of Maulaw i Abul Bash i r’s elders. He writes: If in revelation one receives a verse that specifically addresses the Holy Prophet s as , one should consider it addressed to oneself. Anyone who considers the dos and don’ts, the incentives and support contained therein as intended for himself, surely that person is worthy of approbation. If one is inspired with verses addressed to the Holy Prophet s as given below it can be said with certainty that such a person will be granted an open mind, God’s pleasure, and the gift of guidance in accordance with his rank: