Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 484
484 BARĀHIN-E-AHMADIYYA - PART FIVE taught-the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him-and, thereafter, greatly blessed is the one who was taught-this humble one. Therefore, due to perfect obedience, I was named an ummatī and having acquired the full reflection of Prophethood, my title became Nabi. Thus, I acquired two titles. Those who object again and again that in Şahih Muslim the 'Isā to come has been called Nabi, it is incumbent upon them that they should read this exposition of mine with care, because the same Muslim in which the 'Isā to come has been called a Nabi, the 'Isā to come has also been called an ummatī therein. And it is not just the ahādīth, but it is also inferred from the Holy Quran because it is explicitly stated in Sūrah at-Tahrim that some individuals of this Ummah have been named 'Maryam' [Mary], and-on account of their perfect obedience to the Shariah-a Spirit was breathed into this 'Maryam' by God, and after the Spirit was breathed, 'Isā was born from this 'Maryam. It was on this basis that God named me 'Isā ibn-e-Maryam, because for a time I lived only in a Mary-like state. And then when God was pleased with that Mary-like state, a Spirit was breathed into me by Him. After this Spirit was breathed into me I progressed from the Mary-like state to become 'Isā. A detailed account of this is present in the earlier parts of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya; for, in the earlier parts of Barahin-e- Ahmadiyya I was initially named 'Maryam, as God says: یا مریم اسکن انت وزوجك الجنة Meaning: Ὁ Mary! You and the one who is your companion, enter both into Paradise. ' And then in the same Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya, giving me the title of Maryam, He has said: نفخت فيك من روح الصدق Meaning: Ὁ Mary, I breathed into you the Spirit of truth. This