The Shining Lamp — Page 11
TRUTH HAS COME II contrary, they hold the opinion that a window is still open for the return of the Israelite Prophet—[Jesus] the Messiah. Thereupon, when a true Prophet comes even after the Quran, and the descent of prophetic revelation commences, then explain how and in what way Khatm-e-Nubuwwat has taken place. Will the Prophet's wahī [revelations] be called prophetic revelations or something else? Is it your belief that your fictitious Messiah will come totally deprived of wahī? Offer taubah [repentance] and fear God, and do not trans- gress the limits. If hearts have not hardened, then why is there so much insolence in wantonly declaring such a person a kāfir who believes that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is Khātamul-Anbiyā' [the Seal of the Prophets] accord- ing to the literal meanings [of the words], pays homage to the Quran as Khātamul-Kutub [i. e. the Best of the Books], believes in all the Prophets, belongs to Ahl-e-Qiblah [the People of the Qiblah, i. e. the Muslims], and considers the Shariah's halāl [law- ful] to be halal and its harām [unlawful] to be harām? O ye liars! I have not insulted any Prophet nor contradicted any true doctrine, but if you yourselves do not understand, what can I do? You confess that an ordinary martyr can attain partial superiority over a great Prophet. It is true that I do not see the grace of God upon me to be any less than the Messiah, but this is not kufr [disbelief]. This is gratitude for the favour of God. You consider this kufr because you fail to fathom the mysteries of God. What would you say to the one who asserted : هُوَ أَفْضَلُ مِن بَعْضِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ ['He will be superior to some of the Prophets']. This statement is attributed to Muhammad bin Sirīn in reference to the Mahdi]. If I am a kāfir in your view, then I am only a kāfir in the same