True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 81
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 81 ] they would say that a divine Messenger is not needed. They would welcome innumerable dajj a l, but will not tolerate one who is sent by God for reform. Awaiting the Advent of the Mahdi Writing about the keenly awaited advent of the Mahdi in his times, Maul a n a Abul-Kal a m A z a d says: If some of these luminaries ever pondered for a moment over the sad plight of the ummah, they would console themselves and their followers by say- ing: ‘Our efforts to change the ummah would not suffice. The Day of Resurrection is upon us and the destruction of Muslims is inevitable. We should therefore defer our efforts till the advent of the Im a m Mahd i, when the entire world will belong to the Mus- lims. ’ ( Tadhkirah , Muqaddamah, compiled by M a lik R a m, Sahitya Academy, New Dehli, 1990, p. 12) Similarly, we read in one of the most authentic works of the Shi‘a Sect: If mankind was ever in need of a divine reformer, it is today, except if we believe there was never a need of a divine reformer in the history of mankind and all previous divine missions were superfluous and unnecessary. If one admits to the need of divine reformers in the past, then one must admit to the need of a divine reformer today. He who rejects the Im a m of the Latter Days rejects all previous Prophets