Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 483
LAYING TO REST SOME DOUBTS 483 the Promised Messiah would appear at the head of the century and that he would be the Mujaddid [Reformer] of the fourteenth [Hijri] century. So these Signs, too, have been fulfilled in this age. It was also written that, by virtue of his birth, he would have a share of two centuries. And that he would be bestowed two names. And his birth would have a share of two lineages. And the fourth dual quality is that in his birth, too, he would be born as a twin. So all these Signs have become manifest. My sharing the two centuries-i. e. my being Dhul- Qarnain-is so established that there is no calendar of any nation of which my life has not spanned its two centuries. Similarly, I received two titles from God Almighty: One I was named ummatī [follower of the Holy Prophetsas], as is indicated by my name Ghulam Ahmadsas [i. e. the Servant of Ahmadsas]; second, I was named, by way of reflection, Nabī ['Prophet'], as God Almighty named me 'Ahmad' in the earlier parts of Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya and addressed me repeatedly by this very name. This, indeed, was an allusion to the fact that I am a Nabi by way of reflection. 1* Thus, I am an ummati too and also-by way of reflection—a Nabi. This is what is alluded to by the divine revelation set out in the earlier parts of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya: كُلُّ بَرَكَةٍ مِّنْ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَبَارَكَ مَنْ عَلَّمَ وَتَعَلَّمَ That is, every blessing is from the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him. Thus, greatly blessed is the person who 1. Let no one be misled by the word Nabi here. I have written time and again that the Prophethood referred to here is not what is called an independent Prophethood. No independent Prophet can be called an ummati, whereas I am an ummati. Hence, it is an honorary name from Almighty God that was obtained as a result of obedience to the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, so that the similarity with Hadrat ‘Īsā be complete. (Author)