Truth about Khatm-e-Nabuwat — Page 11
In truth my Ka'ba- The most vital pivot Of all my hopes, Of all my aspirations! In short, prophethood is cla,isified in three categories, as Allah says in the Holy Quran, prophets differ in their status, so do they differ according as the category, to which they individually. belong: I. Firstly, law-bearing prophethood is such pro• phethood as reveals a new code like that of Hazrat Moses (peace be on him) or of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him), such prophethood is also termed ·as "Real prophethood" because all prophetic dispensations com- mence with- a law-bearing prophethood and the two other categories of prophethood follow it. Law-bear- ing propheth90d alone is in fact real prophethood in the true sense of the word. • 2. In the second category comes the non-law- bearing prophethood which carries no new law but is independent and a direct divine gift, allegiance to a former Prophet being in no way a condition precedent to its grant, such as the Prophet-hood of Hazrat David and· Hazrat Isa who served the Mosaic law but- did not owe the favour to Moses, having been graced directly on their personal merit: This prophethood is characterized as independent pro- phethood, as it does not accrue as a favour du·e to any outside influence but is self-sustained. 8. In the third category comes reflex-prophethood. This is attained through allegiance to a former pro- phet, by seeking light from him and losing oneself in him and by becoming a reflex-action manifestation of his excellences, such as the prophethood of the Promised Messiah (peace of Allah be on him), Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement, which he acquired in the disciple-ship of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless 11