A Review of the Debate between Batalavi and Chakrhalavi — Page 17
17 17 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD hood of Muhammad; however, it has already been established that the light of his Prophethood has not been illuminated by the lamp of Muhammad. This [creed] is demonstrably false and a complete contradiction in terms. And if it is suggested that Jesus [ Hadrat ‘ I s a ] would be a follower of the Holy Prophet, but would not derive his excellences from his Prophethood, then the essence of his being subservient to him would cease to exist within him. For as has already been explained, to be ‘a follower’ of the Holy Prophet means attaining every excellence through obedience to him as is explicated in the Holy Quran at numerous instances. Thus, while the door is open for an individual to attain spiritual grace from the Master Prophet, it would be imprudent to adopt fabricated creeds and manifest contradictions. How can one who has not attained a single excellence by following the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, be considered a follower. This explanation should also suffice as an answer to the objec- tion raised by certain ignorant persons that divine revelation can only be received in the recipient’s mother tongue and [not another language] like Arabic. This principle only applies to those who make a claim to independent prophethood without having benefited from the light of the Prophethood of Muhammad. However, as for one who is a follower of the Holy Prophet and who derives the light of his prophethood from the blessings of the Prophethood of Muhammad can also receive revelation during divine discourse in the language of his master in testimony of the intimate relationship between the two. Sadly, those who adhere to such beliefs wrong Hadrat ‘ I s a