The Descent of the Messiah — Page 76
THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ become Muhammad the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and the eminent Companions? If one can become a messenger by hearing the word رَسُولَهُ ]His Messenger], then by hearing the phrase مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللهِ ]Muhammad, the Messenger of God] one would also become Muhammad, the Messenger of God; and by hearing the phrase وَالَّذِينَ مَعَةٌ ]And those with him], one would become one of the eminent Companions; and by hearing the word الْكُفَّارِ ] The disbelievers], one would become a disbeliever. Similarly, can anyone claim that he is a prophet or a messenger by hearing the words أَقِيمُوا الصَّلُوةَ وَاتُوا الزَّكوة ]Observe Salat and pay the Zakat¹], claiming that a new commandment of Salat and Zakat has been revealed to him? Certainly not! If he cannot do this then how can anyone infer prophethood by way of spiritual manifestation² from the word رَسُولَهُ ]His Messenger] if the verse اَرْسَلَ رَسُوْلَهُ بِالْهُدَى ]He has sent His Messenger with guidance] is revealed to him? Be fair and explain this! In short, even if it is accepted that the said verse was revealed to him, the Qadiani does not have the right to call himself a messenger. If it is supposed that one can be called a messenger by hearing the above verse, then he would be a messenger in exactly the same sense as the verse denotes, that is to say, a true messenger. Otherwise, the argument [of the Promised Messiah] will not match the claim [of the Promised Messiah] because the claim is that of being a messenger by reflection while the argument-meaning the phrase[ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ is for an independent messengership. ببین تفاوت راه از کجاست تا به کجا [Ponder the difference from here to there!]3 1 Al-Muzzammil, 73:21. [Publisher] 2 Burūzī Nubuwat is the phrase used in the Urdu. [Publisher] 3 To present this argument on the basis of Divine revelation is a false analogy. 76