The Reality of Khilafah — Page 90
90 SIRRUL-KHILAFAH-THE REALITY OF KHILAFAH Allah and he does not die until the secret of his name has become manifest as to whether he was among the fortunate ones or the unfortunate and misguided ones. Sometimes, two persons can have the same names, such as 'Ahmad' and 'Ahmad,¹ but what I have found more correct and acceptable is that the union of the two names is spiritual. This is well known to those with spiritual insight. This was revealed to me by the Lord of Glory and I have recorded it in my book² that my Lord spoke to me and said: يَا أَحْمَدُ يَتِمَّ اسْمُكَ، وَلَا يَتِمَّ اسْمِي O Ahmad! Your name will come to an end, but My name will not come to an end. This is the name that is given to spiritual people and there is a reference to it in the verse, وَعَلَّمَ أَدَمَ الْأَسْمَاءِ كُلَّهَا which means He taught him the reality of all things, and in this manner made him so com- pletely knowledgeable as to be reflective of the whole universe. As for the likeness in the names of the fathers which is men- tioned in the hadith, you must realise that this points to a sub- tle affinity with Khatamun-Nabiyyin [the Seal of the Prophets] 1. The first 'Ahmad' refers to the Holy Prophetsas, and the second to the Promised Messiahas. [Publisher] 2. Please see the reference text in Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya, Part 3, p. 267, Rūhani Khazā'in, vol. 1, p. 267 Sub-Footnote Number One, see also Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part 3 (English translation), Sub-Footnote Number One, p. 212, published by Islam International Publication Ltd. 2014 [Publisher] 3. And He taught Adam all the names (Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:32). [Publisher]