The Quest of a Curious Muslim — Page 69
69 Why is one person—the Khalifa—dictating our lives? Allah, the Exalted, sends His chosen servants to guide mankind and steer them away from paths of vice and immorality. These divinely appointed individuals are Prophets and their Khulafa’/ Caliphs. A Khalifa does not preach his own message but continues the work of the Prophet who came before him. In the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Khalifatul Masih spreads the message of the Promised Messiah as as his successor, and the Promised Messiah as is himself the successor of the Holy Prophet sa and came to remind the world of his teachings. As human beings, we have limitations. Our knowledge of our future and what is best for us is minimal, making us hasty in decision-making. On the contrary, God is All-Knowing and He alone knows with absolute certainty about the positive