Truth About the Split

by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad

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Truth About the Split — Page 129

129 Muhammad Ali will never accept this sense of the term. He cites authority only so long as it agrees with his own views. I wish here to quote a few passages from some of the other writings of Maulawi Muhammad Ahsan in order to prove my contention. Maulawi Muhammad Ahsan, elsewhere speaks of Maulawi Muhammad Ali in the following words: "Maulawi Muhammad Ali has not understood the meaning of the term Juzwi Nubuwwat (partial prophethood) nor of Majazi Nubuwwat (metaphorical prophethood), nor of Z illi Nubuwwat (reflex prophethood), because he is of opinion that just as we may call somebody a lion because of his great prowess, so likewise the name of Nabi has been given to the Jariullah fi Hulalil Ambiya ’ (revelation title of the Promised Messiah as , meaning Fighter for Allah in the mantles of the Prophets). God protect us! Maulawi Sahib does not even understand to whom the term Majazi is being applied. My dear friend, metaphor strictly is false. If the Promised Messiah as is Nabi-i-Majazi in this sense, then his prophethood is false! God