Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 65
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMADAS 65 I have written these commandments by way of example. Even a person with a modicum of reason can realize that, although appar- ently only the Companionsra are addressed, in fact, all Muslims, and not just the Companionsra, are obligated to act upon these injunctions. In short, the true and real Quranic style that gener- ally characterizes the Holy Quran is that its real addressees are all the Muslims who will be born until doomsday, even though, apparently, only the Companions of the Holy Prophetsas are being addressed. Hence, if someone claims that this promise or warn- ing was limited to the Companionsra, he deviates from the com- mon Quranic expression. Until he substantiates his claim with conclusive proof, he will be considered a mulhid [atheist] for taking such a stance. Was the Holy Quran revealed only for the Companionsra? If the promises, warnings, and all the command- ments of the Holy Quran were restricted to the Companionsra, then those born afterwards would have nothing to do with the Holy Quran. نَعُوْذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْخُرَافَاتِ ]We seek refuge with Allah from such absurdities]. To allege that, according to a hadith, Khilafat will last only thirty years is inexplicable. The Holy Quran says, ثُمَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَثُلَةٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ 10 Therefore, how absurd is it to present any hadith against it and to interpret the hadith to mean what is obviously contrary to the Holy Quran? If the account of ahādīth is to be relied upon, then 1. A large party from among the early Muslims, and a large party from the later ones (Sūrah al-Waqi'ah, 56:40-41). [Publisher]