True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 120
[ 120 ] Witness the manifestation of the glory of thy Lord, in the lofty state of your heart. Abandon all hope of the advent of the Mahdi and Jesus. ( B a qiy a t-e-Iqb a l , by ‘Abdul-W ah id Mu‘ i n i , p. 451, published in Lahore) One can argue he said this in a poetic vein and therefore should not be taken seriously. However, in his prose writ- ings, we find that he says: In my opinion, traditions pertaining to the advent of Mahdi, Second Coming of Messiah, and the appear- ance of Mujaddids , owe their origin to the Iranian and non-Arab way of thinking. They have nothing to do with the Arab concepts or the true spirit of the Holy Qur’an. ( Iqb a l N a mah, vol. 2, p. 230–231, Letter addressed to Chaudhry Muhammad A h san) I have reviewed his other writings and the ‘All a mah is con- vinced that this concept is a foreign concept which crept into our beliefs in the Latter Days. So now, we have a ‘Thinker of Islam’ held in high esteem by our opponents who is totally rejecting the Coming of Messiah and the Mahdi and we have the sayings of the Holy Prophet sa emphatically stating that the Messiah and Mahdi will come and it is incumbent on us to believe in him and support