The Descent of the Messiah — Page 77
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS Furthermore, to infer Messengership-received owing to be- ing a reflection of someone-from the phrase رَسُولَهُ ]His Messenger[ would be tantamount to altering the meaning of the Holy Quran. Therefore, the meaning of the above verse clearly proclaims that the Qadiani Messenger is claiming to be a real Messenger. His in- sistence on being called a Messenger further testifies to this, for it is not his purpose to simply be lost in the Holy Prophet. Then, in the same announcement, next to the passage quoted above, he [the Promised Messiah] writes, "Following this, there is a Divine revelation concerning me: جَرِيُّ اللَّهِ فِي حُلَلِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ Meaning, "The champion of Allah in the mantle of Proph- ets. ” (see Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya, page 504¹). The Answer [of the Promised Messiah] I will first take up the Pir's suggestion that my revelation be- longs to the category of confused dreams and self-suggestions. The answer to this is that similar to how the revelations received by all the Prophets, peace be upon them from Adam to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him-are God has authority over His Word. He has used the word Messenger even for those who were far inferior to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in rank and He has used the same word for him [i. e. Prophet Muhammadsas] who was the most excellent of them and in fact the greatest of them all. Interpolation in the meaning of verses can only be done by man, an, but if God Himself gives a different meaning to a verse, this does not constitute interpolation. (Author [the Promised Messiahas]). 1 See Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part IV, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, 2016. Islam International Publications Ltd. p. 381. [Publisher] 77