After greeting everyone with "Assalamo-Alaikum wa Rahmatullah" - peace be upon you and the Mercy of Allah - and bearing witness to the absolute Unity of Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger and Servant, and seeking the protection of Allah against Satan, Huzur Aqdas (may Allah strengthen him with His Mighty Help) recited Sura Al-Fatiha, and then said that:
Ever since the Promised Messiah (as) claimed to be the Messiah & Mahdi, opponents of Ahmadiyyat and the so-called Muslim scholars have been raising many allegations and objections against him. This is their habit and they will continue to do so. They are thus misguiding ordinary Muslims or at least they go on trying to misguide them.
The biggest allegation that they make to try and incite the Muslims is that the Promised Messiah (as) (God-Forbid) considers himself superior to Holy Prophet (SAW). What is most heinous is that they fabricate such lies and make such false statements in order to achieve their nefarious objectives of inciting people that they even go as far as to allege that the Promised Messiah (as) has used disturbing language concerning the Holy Prophet (SAW)
They continue to raise these allegations towards members of the Jama'at. Right minded individuals after examining literature of Messiah (as) realize that all these allegations are levelled for the sole purpose of creating disorder.
Huzoor (aba) will allude to a few excerpts of the Promised Messiah (as) across his literature with regards to the status of the Holy Prophet (SAW) because all of them just cannot be mentioned in the time available.
Huzoor (aba) has chosen a few excerpts from the Promised Messiah (as) various books ranging from Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya to his demise.
The four parts of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya were written from 1880 till 1884 and are compiled in Ruhani Khazain Volume One.
In this book, he says at one place: That now, under the heavens, there is only One Prophet & only One Book, namely the Holy Prophet Muhammad, (SAW) who is higher and greater than all Prophets and more perfect and consummate than all Messengers and the Seal of the Prophets and the best of all humanity; by following whom God Almighty can be found and the veils of darkness are lifted and, in this very world, the signs of having achieved salvation, make their appearance. And the Holy Quran is the Book which contains the truth and perfect guidance through which one can acquire true knowledge and cognizance and the heart can be purified of all human impurities and a human being can be saved from the veils ignorance, heedlessness and doubt to enable him to attain to the stage of certainty of faith.
The grandeur of the Holy Prophet (SAW) Grandeur and of the Holy becomes apparent from this excerpt.
Then in the same book, Braheen e Ahmadiyya, the Promised Messiah (as) says: And this humble one is also from among the lowliest of the servants of that Glorious Prophet who is the Chief and Crown of all the Prophets of God.
Then in 1886 in his book Surma Chashma Arya, the Promised Messiah (as) says:
Thus, Divine Revelation is such a mirror that displays the perfect attributes of God as per the clarity and perfection of the person upon whom the revelation is being sent.
This means that the degree to which the person receiving the revelation has a pure heart to that degree and rank of the Prophet of God are revealed the perfect attributes of God Almighty.
And then the Promised Messiah (as) went on to say that because the Holy Prophet (sa) was greater than all Prophets. Hence God granted him the revelations of the highest degree. That purest of the souls deemed the highest degree of revelations being revealed to him.
Then in 1891 in his book Tauzeehi Maraam, the Promised Messiah (as) wrote while discussing the stages of love and of close relationship to God in the context of spiritual levels and mentioning the highest of such stages he said:
This highest condition was vouchsafed to one and only person in the entire world—namely the Perfect Man. He alone is the culmination and apex of human excellence. It is in his person that the evolutionary cycle of human potentiality reached absolute perfection. Indeed he is the last point on the higher scale of the extended line of God's creation and constitutes the absolute pinnacle of all spiritual heights. Divine wisdom initiated the evolutionary process at the lowest level of creation with the meanest of creatures and caused it to attain the highest point, the other name of which is Muhammad—peace and blessings of God be upon him. The name Muhammad (sa) signifies the most praised one or the one who is the supreme embodiment of all perfection and excellence. Just as the Holy Prophet's innate spiritual station was extremely exalted and so high and lofty, the quality of revelation vouchsafed to him was also very high. It is too exalted a station for me or the Messiah to attain.
Then in 1892 - 1893 in his book which is found in the Rohhani Khazain Volume 5, Ayena Kamalat e Islam, the Promised Messiah (as) states about the station of the Holy Prophet (sa):
'That light of high degree that was bestowed on perfect man was not in angels, was not in stars, was not in the moon, was not in the sun, was not in the oceans and the rivers, was not in rubies or emeralds, or sapphires, or pearls; in short, it was not in any earthly or heavenly object. It was only in perfect man whose highest and loftiest and most perfect example was our lord and master, the Chief of the Prophets, the Chief of all living ones, Muhammad, the chosen one, peace be on him. That light was bestowed on this man and, according to their ranks, upon all those who bore the same colour to some degree.
And by amanat [trust] are meant all those powers and abilities bestowed upon the Perfect Man, wisdom, knowledge, his heart, life, faculties, fear, love, honor and awe and the sum total of spiritual and physical blessings given him by God Almighty. And then the Perfect Man, in accord with the verse:Verily, Allah commands you to make over the trusts to those entitled to them (4:59); returns this entire trust back to God Almighty. That is to say becoming totally lost in Him devotes it all in His way, in His cause, as we have made clear all of this while discussing the reality and meaning of Islam.
And this status was bestowed in a perfect and complete manner upon our Lord and Master and Guide, the Immaculate Prophet, the True and the One Whose Truth is attested to, Muhammad, the Chosen One, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. As God Almighty Himself states:
Say, 'My Prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are all for Allah, the Lord of the worlds. 'He has no partner. And so am I commanded, and I am the first of those who submit.' (6:163-164)
And say, 'This is My path leading straight. So follow it; and follow not other ways, lest they lead you away from His way. That is what He enjoins upon you, that you may become able to guard against evils.' (6:154)
Say, 'If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you and forgive you your faults. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful.' (3:32)
Aay, 'I have submitted myself to Allah, (3:21)
And I have been commanded to submit myself to the Lord of the worlds. (40:167)
Then in 1894 the Promised Messiah (as) wrote in his book Nurul Haq Part I - Vol VIII of Roohani Khazain, in Arabic:
Blessed is he who stood up for the service of the faith. He stood up looking for the ways of winning the pleasure of Allah. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds and we call down blessings and peace on the leader of the Prophets of God.
Then in Vol VIII of Roohani Khazain, in Itmamul Hujja, also dated 1894, the Promised Messiah (as) says:
The person who was above all, and was a perfect man, and a perfect prophet, and who came with the fullness of blessings, through whom, on account of his spiritual advent and the spiritual resurrection that he brought about, the first judgment manifested itself and a whole universe that was dead was revived, that blessed prophet Khatamul Anbiya, Leader of the elect, Katamul Mursileen, Pride of the Prophets was Muhammad Mustafa, peace and the blessings of Allah by upon him. O my Beloved God send down Thy Mercy and Thy blessings and upon this beloved Prophet which Thou hast never since the beginning of time sent down upon anyone. If this glorious Prophet had not appeared in the world then all those minor prophets who appeared in the world like Jonas, Jacob, or Messiah son of Mary, or Malakai, or John, or Zakaria etc etc we would have no argument in favour of their truth, even though all were the beloveds of God and near Him and handsome. This is the great favor of that Prophet that these were also considered to be true in the world. O Allah shower thy blessings on Muhammad and all his progeny and his Companions. And our last word is that all praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.
Then in 1895, in his book Arya Dharam, the Promised Messiah (as) says:
Opponents of Islam rely on mere tales and they defame Holy Prophet (sa). Our hearts are shattered when they make false allegations against Prophet Muhammad (sa) and hurl abuse at him based on pure fabrications. They say this about the one our definitive research shows to be the most pure and whom we consider to be the Seal of the Prophets.
Then in 1897, in his book Siraj e Munir, the Promised Messiah (as) says:
When we estimate justly, then out of the whole series of Prophets, we find one of high courage and alive and greatly dear to God, the Chief of the Prophets, the pride and the crown of the Messengers, whose name is Muhammad Mustafa and Ahmad Mujtaba [peace and blessings of Allah be on him]. By walking under his shadow for ten days one obtains that light which before him could not be obtained in a thousand years....
Then in 1898, in his book Kitabul Bariyyah, the Promised Messiah (as) says:
The signs of our Prophet Muhammad (sa) are of two types. The first are those that were shown at his hand or were manifested through his spoken word or action. Such signs number three thousand. And then there are those miracles that go on being manifested through his followers and such signs number in the hundreds of thousands. And no century has gone by in which such signs were not manifested. And in this era, through this humble one, God is displaying those signs once again. Through these signs we realize that the greatest and most beloved of Prophets is the Holy Prophet (sa) because the followers of other prophets are now lost in darkness and have with them nothing other than mere stories and tales. But the followers of the Holy Prophet receive in an ongoing manner fro God Almighty fresh signs. This is why amongst this ummat many such saintly people are found who have such cognizance of God that they have such a degree of certainty in God Almighty as if they see Him and the peoples of other Prophets do not have such a degree of certainty about God Almighty. Thus our soul bears testimony to the fact that the true and correct religion is Islam alone. We have seen nothing of Hazrat Isa (Jesus), peace be upon him. If the Holy Quran had not borne testimony to his truth it would not have been possible for us to have accepted him as a true prophet of God because when a religion remains left with nothing more than tales and stories the truth of the founder of that religion cannot be established based on such tales and stories. The reason is that stories that are hundreds of years old contain often falsehood within them - indeed this is what is more than likely since there is an abundance of falsehood in the world. So how can such tales be accepted as being true.
The miracles of our Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] are not mere stories. By obeying the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] we experience those signs ourselves and, through the blessings of observation and experience, we arrive at complete certainty. How high is the status of that perfect and Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] whose Prophethood always furnishes fresh proof to seekers, and by the blessings of witnessing continuous signs, we arrive at the stage where we see God Almighty with our own eyes, as it were. Thus, true religion is that and the true Prophet is he, the fresh spring of whose truth should always be witnessed. To rely upon mere stories which are subject to all kinds of exceptions does not commend itself to the wise. Hundreds of people have been deified in the world and they are believed in on the basis of hundreds of old tales, but the truth is that the true miracle worker is he the river of whose miracles never dries up. That person is our lord and master the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him].
In every age, God Almighty has raised someone to display the signs of that perfect and holy one. In this age, He has sent me with the title of Promised Messiah. Signs are being shown from heaven and all sorts of extraordinary events are coming to pass. Every seeker after truth can come and stay with me and witness these signs, whether he is a Christian, a Jew or an Arya. All these are the blessings of our Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him].
Then in 1900, in Arba'in No. 1 which is found in Vol XVII of Roohani Khazian, the Promised Messiah (as) states:
I say truly that he alone is the perfect man whose prophecies and acceptance of prayers and display of other miraculous matters is something which even now rages like the ocean through his true followers. Which other religion beside Islam possesses this quality and this power? Where are the people, and in which country do they dwell, who can compete with Islam in the matter of Divine blessings and signs?
Then in 1902, in his book Kashti-e-Nuh the Promised Messiah (as) states:
There is no book on the face of the earth for mankind except the Quran. All of mankind has no Messenger and Intercessor but Muhammad Mustafa [the Chosen One], peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Endeavour to cultivate true love for this Prophet of dignity and majesty, and do not give any sort of preference to anyone else over him, so that in Heaven you may be counted as those who have attained salvation.
Remember, salvation is not something that will be manifested after death. On the contrary, true salvation exhibits its light in this very world. Who is the one who attains salvation? Such a person is he who believes that God is true and that Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him is the intercessor between God and all of His creatures and that there is no Messenger equal to him in rank under heaven, nor is there any book equal in status to the Holy Quran. God did not desire that anyone else should remain alive eternally, but this Chosen Prophet lives forever.
Then in 1902, in his book Naseem e Dawat, the Promised Messiah (as) states:
Our soul and every particle of our being are prostrate before the Mighty, True and Perfect God from Whose hand every soul and every particle of creation together with all its faculties came into being, and through Whose support every being is sustained. Nothing is outside His knowledge, outside His control, or outside His creation. We call thousands of blessings and peace and mercy on the Holy Prophet Muhammad, the chosen one [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] through whom we have found the Living God Who gives us proof of His existence through His Word. He demonstrates to us through extraordinary signs His shining countenance which possesses eternal and perfect power. We found the Messenger who manifested God to us and we found the God Who created everything through His perfect power. How majestic is His power that nothing came into being without it and nothing can continue to exist without its support. That True God of ours possesses numberless blessings, numberless powers, numberless beauties and beneficences. There is no other God beside Him.
Then in 1903, in his book Lecture Sialkot, the Promised Messiah (as) states:
Thus these religions came to suffer from such ills, some of which are unspeakable and even repugnant to the purity of the human self. All these symptoms were conditions precedent to Islam. A reasonable person would admit that sometime before the advent of Islam all faiths had become corrupted and had lost spirituality.
Thus, our Holy Prophet was the Greatest Reformer who brought the lost truth back into the world. No Prophet shares with our Holy Prophet the distinction that he found the entire world steeped in darkness and he turned its darkness into light; nor did he die until the entire people among whom he appeared had shed the garb of Shirk (associating partners with God) and put on the gown of Tauhid (Unity of God). Not only that, but they attained the highest levels of faith. They displayed such unprecedented sincerity, faithfulness and certainty as was not to be found anywhere in the world. No Prophet of God ever achieved such a kind and degree of success except the Holy Prophet. The prime argument in favour of the Holy Prophet's Prophethood is that he graced the world with his presence at a time when it was steeped in darkness and was in dire need of a great reformer, and he did not die before hundreds of thousands of people had abandoned Shirk and idol-worship and had adopted Tauhid and the right path. None but the Holy Prophet could have brought about this great reformation. He taught human values to a people who were savages and brutes.
In other words, he transformed brutes into men, men into civilized men, and civilized men into godly men. He infused spiritual qualities into them and established their communion with the True God. In His path they were slaughtered like goats and trampled underfoot like ants, but they held fast to their faith and kept marching forward in the face of every hardship. Our Holy Prophet was undoubtedly the Second Adam by virtue of establishing spirituality in the world. Rather, he was the true Adam, as it was through him that all human virtues reached their perfection, all the forces for good became active in their respective spheres, and no branch of human nature was left fruitless. The finality of Prophethood in his person consists not only in his being last but also in the fact that all the perfections of Prophethood culminated in him. Since he was the perfect manifestation of Divine attributes, the Law he brought contained the qualities of glory as well as of beauty. His twin names, Muhammad and Ahmad, symbolize the same reality. His universal Prophethood does not partake of any parsimony, but was from the very beginning meant for the entire world.
Then in 1905, in his book Braheen e Ahmadiyya - Part V, the Promised Messiah (as) states:
God be thanked a thousand times, Who has bestowed upon us a religion, which is such a means of attaining to the knowledge of God and to the fear of God, as has had no equal in any age. Thousands of blessings be upon the immaculate Prophet through whom we have entered this faith and thousands of Divine mercies be bestowed upon his companions who irrigated this garden with their blood.
Then in this same book the Promised Messiah (as) states:
The same beauty was in Noah, out of regard for which the Lord of Honour and Glory destroyed all his enemies by the torment of water. Then Moses appeared with the same spiritual beauty, and he, after suffering for a few days, became the occasion for the ruin of Pharaoh. Then last of all the Chief of the Prophets and the best of mankind, our lord and master Muhammad, the chosen one [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] appeared with a grand spiritual beauty in praise of which it is enough to cite the verse:
So that he became, as it were, one chord to two bows or closer still. (53:10)
This means that: That Prophet drew closer to God and then leaned towards mankind and thus discharged fully that which was due to God and that which was due to man and demonstrated both kinds of spiritual beauty. So that he became, as it were, one chord to two bows or closer still. This manifestation of beauty was not recognized by impure and unholy people, as Allah, the Exalted, states:
And if you invite them to guidance, they hear not. And thou seest them looking towards thee, but they see not. (7:199)
And in the end all such people met their destruction.
Then in 1907, in his book Haqiqatul Wahi, the Promised Messiah (as) states:
I always wonder how high was the status of this Arabian Prophet, whose name was Muhammad, (thousands of blessings and peace be upon him). One cannot reach the limit of his high status and it is not given to man to estimate correctly his spiritual effectiveness. It is a pity that his rank has not been recognized, as it should have been. He was the champion who restored to the world the Unity of God which had disappeared from the world; he loved God in the extreme and his soul melted out of sympathy for mankind. Therefore, God, Who knew the secret of his heart, exalted him above all the Prophets and all the first ones and the last ones and bestowed upon him in his lifetime all that he desired. He is the fountainhead of every grace and a person who claims any superiority without acknowledging his grace is not a man but is the spawn of Satan, because the Holy Prophet has been bestowed the key to every exaltation and he has been given the treasury of every understanding. He who does not receive through him is deprived forever. I am nothing and possess nothing. I would be most ungrateful if I were not to confess that I have learnt of the true Unity of God through this Prophet. The recognition of the Living God we have achieved through this perfect Prophet and through his light. The honour of converse with God, through which we behold His countenance, has been bestowed upon me through this great Prophet. The ray of this sun of guidance falls like sunshine upon me and I continue illumined only so long as I am adjusted towards it.
Then in this same book Haqiqatul Wahi, the Promised Messiah (as) states:
Now by all that we have stated our purpose is to state that Allah, the Exalted, has made his granting His love to anyone conditional upon such a person following the Holy Prophet. Thus it is my personal experience that to obey the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] with a sincere heart and to love him, ultimately makes a person beloved of God. God creates in his heart a burning for His Own love and such a one, withdrawing his heart from everything else, leans towards God and his affection and desire remain only for God Almighty. Thereupon a special manifestation of Divine love falls upon him and, bestowing upon him the full colour of love and devotion, pulls him towards itself with great force. He then overcomes his passions and from every direction extraordinary works of God Almighty appear as signs in his support and to help him.
Then in Haqiqatul Wahi, the Promised Messiah (as) states:
I have, by the sheer grace of God, and not on account of any merit of my own, been accorded a full measure of the bounty, which was bestowed before me on the Prophets and Messengers and the Chosen ones of God. It would not have been possible for me to be granted this bounty had I not followed the ways of my lord and master, the Pride of the Prophets, the Best of Mankind, Muhammad (sa). Whatever I have been given, I have been given due to this adherence and I know through my true and perfect knowledge that no man can reach God except through following the Holy Prophet nor can anyone arrive at a full understanding of God except through him. Now, let me also make it known that the very first thing you are rewarded with, after having completely submitted yourself to the instructions and teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa), is that you are granted a new heart which is always rightly inclined, that is to say, a heart which has turned cold upon the love of this material world, and instead it begins to yearn for an everlasting heavenly pleasure. Having achieved this desire this heart is now fir to receive that perfect and purest love - the love of God. Because of your complete obedience to him, all these blessings are bequeathed to you as his spiritual heritage.
As, Allah, the Exalted, Himself states:
Then in 1908, in his book Chashma-e-Maarifat, the Promised Messiah (as) states:
There have been millions of pure-natured people in the world and there will be more in future, but we have found the best of all of them and the highest man of God, whose name is Muhammad [peace and blessings of Allah be on him].
Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace. (33:57)
We shall leave aside any mention of the holy ones from among those people whose circumstances have not been described in detail in the Holy Qur'an. We shall express our view only with regard to the Prophets who are mentioned in the Qur'an like Moses, David, Jesus and other Prophets [peace be on them]. We affirm it on oath, calling God to witness, that if the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] had not come into the world, and the Holy Qur'an had not been revealed, and we had not seen with our own eyes the blessings that we have witnessed, the truth of all past Prophets would have remained doubtful in our eyes. No reality can be gathered from mere stories, for it is quite possible that they may not be true and it is also possible that the miracles that are attributed to these Prophets might be exaggerations for no sign of them is visible today. We cannot even ascertain for certain from the Books revealed in the past that God truly exists, or that He speaks to man. But through the advent of the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] all these stories became real. We now realize not merely as a statement, but as a matter of experience, what converse with the Divine means and how God's signs are manifested and how prayers are answered. All this we have discovered by following the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] and what other people relate as stories we have witnessed it all. We have attached ourselves to a Prophet who manifests God to us. A poet has put it beautifully:
Muhammad of Arabia, King of both the worlds;
Whose threshold is safeguarded by the Holy Spirit.
I cannot call him God, but I do say;
To recognize him is to recognize God.
How shall we express our gratitude to God who bestowed upon us the good fortune to follow the Prophet who is a sun for the souls of the righteous as there is a sun for the bodies. He appeared in a time of darkness and illumined the world with his light. He was neither tired nor fatigued till he purified all parts of Arabia from associating partners with God. He is the proof of his own truth for his light is present in every age and true obedience to him purifies a person as the clear and transparent water of a river cleanses dirty linen. Who has come to us with a sincere heart and has not witnessed that light, and who has knocked honestly on that door for whom it has not been opened? But the pity is that most people prefer the lower life and do not desire that higher light should enter into them.
Then in this same Chashma-e-Maarifat, the Promised Messiah (as) states:
It is worthy of consideration whether this glory, this splendour, these thousands of heavenly signs and Divine blessings can be bestowed upon a false one. We take great pride in the fact that the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] to whom we have attached ourselves, was bestowed great grace by God. He is not God, but through him we have seen God. His religion which has come to us is a mirror of Divine Powers. Had it not been for Islam, it would have been difficult in this age to appreciate what Prophethood is and whether miracles are possible and whether they are part of the law of nature. This puzzle was resolved by the eternal grace of that Prophet and it is due to him that we are not mere story-tellers like other people, but enjoy the support of God's light and His heavenly help. We are unable to express adequately our gratitude that God Who is hidden from others, and the inner power which is beyond the concept of others, and the Lord of Glory, have been disclosed to us by the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him].
So the real complaint of these religious divines is that why did Allah speak with the Promised Messiah because of his total love for and obedience to the Holy Prophet. And why did He bless him with His nearness. It is not the Jama'at Ahmadiyya that is guilty of this crime but rather these so-called religious divines that the blessings of the Holy Prophet are, God forbid, no longer available and that the powers and attributes of Allah, the Exalted, have now become limited. If this allegation fits upon anyone it fits upon these people.
The Promised Messiah (as) says that God's powers are still continuing.
In Chashma e Maarifat, the Promised Messiah (as) says:
Then when our Holy Prophet (sa) came into the world a very great revolution took place in the world and within a short time that island of Arabia which knew of nothing other than idolatry became filled like unto a sea with the Unity of God. The miracles and signs that were bestowed by God Almighty on our lord and master, the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] were not confined to his time, but will continue till the Day of Judgement.
In the past ages, no Prophet was included among the followers of another Prophet, though he helped the faith of the previous Prophet and believed in him, but the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] has been bestowed this special honour that he is Khatam-ul Anbiya'; one, because he achieved the climax of all the excellences of Prophethood; and, secondly, because there will be no Prophet after him who would bring a new law nor any Prophet who is not his follower. Everyone who is honoured with converse with the Divine, achieves it through his grace and through his mediation and is known as his follower and not as a direct Prophet.
He has been accepted to such a degree that today a minimum of 200 million people of every rank are Muslims and stand before him as his servants. [Huzur Aqdas explains that these were the numbers at the time of the Promised Messiah (as)] Great and powerful kings who conquered a portion of the world, fell at his feet like humble slaves. Even today, Muslim kings regard themselves as his humble servants and descend from their thrones at the mention of his name.
Muslims all across the world feel great pride in associating with Holy Prophet (sa). If we were not believers of Messiah (as), we couldn't understand intricate details of the status of Holy Prophet (sa).
Some allege, Messiah (as) changed his beliefs overtime. Huzoor (aba) presented excerpts from start of the claim to his demise. All excerpts presented show coherence. If Promised Messiah (as) referred to himself as a Prophet, it was as a follower Prophet.
May Allah save Muslims from shackles of so-called scholars. May Allah enable them to accept the Promised Messiah (as) because this is the only way that the Muslims will again be able to re-establish their respect and honor in the world. May Allah also enable us to read and understand the literature of the Promised Messiah (as)
May Allah enable us the proper understanding needed reach the Holy Prophet (sa). Aameen.
All praise is due to Allah. We laud Him, we beseech help from Him and ask His protection; We confide in Him, we trust Him alone and we seek protection against the evils. Whomsoever He guides on the right path, none can misguide him. He is alone and has no partner. We bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. O servants of Allah! May Allah be merciful to you. Verily, Allah commands you to act with justice. Forbids evil which pertain to your own selves and evils which affect others. He warns you against being unmindful. Remember Allah; He too will remember you. Call on Him and He will make a response to your call. Verily divine remembrance is the highest virtue.
أَشْھَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللّٰہُ وَحْدَہٗ لَا شَرِیکَ لَہٗ وَأَشْھَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُہٗ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ
أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَأَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِیْمِ- بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِیْنَ۔ اَلرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ۔ مٰلِکِ یَوْمِ الدِّیْنِ۔ اِیَّا کَ نَعْبُدُ وَ اِیَّاکَ نَسْتَعِیْنُ۔
اِھْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِیْمَ۔ صِرَاطَ الَّذِیْنَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَیْھِمْ غَیْرِالْمَغْضُوْبِ عَلَیْھِمْ وَلَاالضَّآلِّیْنَ۔
From the time when the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) claimed to be the Promised Messiah and the Awaited Mahdi until today, opponents of Ahmadiyyat or so-called scholars have continued to raise many objections against him and make allegations. In any case, this is their habit; they will continue to do so, and because of this, they are misleading or attempting to mislead the general Muslims. And the greatest allegation that these people make to inflame the sentiments of Muslims and incite them is that the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) God forbid, considered himself greater than the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Rather, in pursuit of their objectives, the lying and cruelty of these scholars reaches such an extreme that these people also say that the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) God forbid, used certain words about the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that dishonor him. And this same allegation these people make today, wherever they get the opportunity, wherever they have the power, against members of the Ahmadiyya Community; that Ahmadis, God forbid, consider the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) to be greater than the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Those people of blessed nature who read the books of the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) read the Community's literature, or heard your teachings, immediately understood that these so-called and mischievous scholars have made these allegations solely to create discord; these are their statements. At this time, I will present some references from the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) which are found in various of his books. At this time, neither can all quotations be presented regarding what he understood about the station of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) nor can references from all his books be stated. However, at this time, I will present references from when he authored Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya to his passing or shortly before, when he authored his last book, in which he stated about the station and rank of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He authored all four parts of Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya from 1880 to 1884, which have been compiled in volume number one of Ruhani Khaza'in. In this, he states at one place:
"Now there is only one Prophet and one Book under the heavens, namely Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who is the highest and most excellent of all prophets, and the most perfect and complete of all messengers, and the Seal of the Prophets and the best of mankind, through whose following Allah the Exalted is found, and the veils of darkness are lifted, and in this very world the signs of true salvation become manifest, and the Holy Quran which contains true and perfect guidance and influences, through which divine knowledge and gnosis are attained, and the heart is purified from human impurities, and man is saved from the veils of ignorance, heedlessness and doubts and reaches the station of certain truth." (Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part Four, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 1, pp. 557-558, Footnote within Footnote No. 3)
This firmly established the belief in the station of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the power of Allah the Exalted and the Oneness of Allah the Exalted and the greatness of the Holy Quran, and also that the Holy Quran is the Word of Allah the Exalted which was revealed to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
Then, in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya itself, he states: "And this humble one is also among the most humble servants of that glorious Prophet who is the Chief of Messengers and the crown of all messengers." (Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part Four, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 1, p. 594, Footnote within Footnote No. 3)
Then in 1886, in his work Surma Chashm Arya, he wrote about the station of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him):
"In short, divine revelation is such a mirror in which the face of the perfect attributes of Allah the Exalted is seen according to the purity of the inner being of the Prophet upon whom it is revealed." That is, the purity of heart, whatever the inner state of the prophets is, accordingly, the attributes of Allah the Exalted are manifested. And upon whichever prophet it descends, it appears according to each one's rank. He stated: "And since the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in his pure inner being, sinlessness, modesty, truthfulness, purity, trust, faithfulness, and all requirements of divine love, was greater than all prophets and the most excellent, most high, most perfect, most exalted, most manifest, and most pure, therefore Allah, Glory be to Him, perfumed him most with the special perfumes of perfections (the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) received the greatest share), and that heart which was broader, purer, more protected, and more luminous than the hearts of all former and latter peoples, was deemed worthy that such revelation should be sent down upon it as was stronger, more perfect, more exalted, and more complete than the revelations to all former and latter peoples, and should be an extremely clear, spacious and extensive mirror for showing the divine attributes." (Surma Chashm Arya, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 2, p. 71, Footnote)
Then, in 1891, in his work Taudhih Maram, while mentioning the highest degree of manifestation of divine revelation, the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) states:
"And this state has been granted to only one human being in the world (that is, the state of the highest degree of manifestation of divine revelation has been granted to only one human being), who is the Perfect Man upon whom the entire human chain has ended. And the circle of human capabilities has reached perfection (whatever human powers and capabilities there were, they reached perfection), and he is in reality the last point of the upper end of the extended line of divine creation (that is, whatever human creation Allah the Exalted has made, if a line is drawn, he is its ultimate end), which is the end of all ranks of elevation. Who has reached the highest station, he stated. The hand of divine wisdom, having begun the chain of creation from the lowest creation and the most inferior creature, has raised it to this highest point whose name, in other words, is Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Whose meaning is: most praised. That is, the manifestation of perfect excellences. So just as naturally this Prophet had the highest and most exalted station, so externally also he was granted the highest and most exalted rank of revelation and obtained the highest and most exalted station of love. He stated: "This is such a high station that I (that is, the Promised Messiah, peace be upon him) and the Messiah (that is, Jesus, peace be upon him), both of us cannot reach this station." (Tauzih-e-Maram, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 3, p. 64)
Then there is 'Ayyina Kamalat-e-Islam' from 1892-93, which is in Volume 5 of Ruhani Khaza'in. It has two parts: Urdu and Arabic sections. In it, regarding the station of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he states:
"That highest degree of light which was given to man, that is, to the Perfect Man, was not in the angels, was not in the stars, was not in the moon, was not even in the sun, was not in the oceans and rivers of the earth. Was not in rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, or pearls. In short, it was not in any earthly or heavenly thing. It was only in one man, that is, in the Perfect Man, whose most perfect, most complete, highest, and most exalted individual is our Master and Leader, Chief of Prophets, Chief of the Living, Muhammad Mustafa, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. So this light was given to this man, and according to ranks to all those of his color, that is, also to those people who possess somewhat the same color, and by trust is meant all those powers of the Perfect Man and his reason, knowledge, heart, life, senses, fear, love, honor, dignity, and all spiritual and physical bounties which Allah the Exalted grants to the Perfect Man (that is, to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Then the Perfect Man, according to the verse: اِنَّ اللّٰہَ یَاۡمُرُکُمۡ اَنۡ تُؤَدُّوا الۡاَمٰنٰتِ اِلٰۤی اَہۡلِہَا 'Verily, Allah commands you to make over the trusts to those entitled to them' (An-Nisa: 59), returns all this trust to the Divine Presence." (Allah the Exalted says to render trusts to those who are entitled to them, and the greatest responsibilities are those that Allah the Exalted Himself gives as trusts, and the greatest right to the fulfillment of these trusts belongs to Allah the Exalted, that His rights, the rights of Allah, be fulfilled. And these trusts, which were fulfilled and returned by fulfilling Allah the Exalted's right, the greatest station in this belongs to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
The Promised Messiah stated that he returns all this trust to the Divine Presence. "That is, becoming annihilated in Him, dedicating it to His way." What does returning these trusts to Allah the Exalted mean? It means that becoming annihilated in Allah the Exalted, becoming extinct in Him, one dedicates one's life to Allah the Exalted's work. For spreading Allah the Exalted's religion, for propagating the faith, for His worship, and according to His command, for fulfilling the rights of Allah, one dedicates it. He states: As we have stated in the treatise on the Reality of Islam, and this excellence is found in the highest, most complete and most perfect manner in our Master, our Leader, our Guide, the Unlettered Prophet, the Truthful and Affirmed, Muhammad Mustafa (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as Allah the Exalted Himself states in the Holy Quran:قُلْ اِنَّ صَلَاتِیْ وَنُسُکِیْ وَمَحْیَایَ وَمَمَاتِیْ لِلّٰہِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ۔ لَا شَرِیْکَ لَہٗ وَ بِذٰلِکَ اُمِرْتُ وَاَنَا اَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِیْنَ Say, ‘My Prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are all for Allah, the Lord of the worlds. ‘He has no partner. And so am I commanded, and I am the first of those who submit.’ (Al-An'am: 163-164) وَاَنَّ ھَذَا صِرَاطِیْ مُسْتَقِیْمًا فَاتَّبِعُوْہُ۔ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوْا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِکُمْ عَنْ سَبِیْلِہٖ۔ ذٰلِکُمْ وَصّٰکُمْ بِہٖ لَعَلَّکُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَ And say, ‘This is My path leading straight. So follow it; and follow not other ways, lest they lead you away from His way. That is what He enjoins upon you, that you may become able to guard against evils.’ (Al-An'am: 154) قُلْ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّوْنَ اللّٰہَ فَاتَّبِعُوْنِیْ یُحْبِبْکُمُ اللّٰہُ وَیَغْفِرْ لَکُمْ ذُنُوْبَکُمْ۔ وَاللّٰہُ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ 'Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you and forgive you your faults. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful.’ (Aal-e-Imran: 32) فَقُلْ اَسْلَمْتُ وَجْھِیَ لِلّٰہِ 'say, ‘I have submitted myself to Allah' (Aal-e-Imran: 21), وَاُمِرْتُ اَنْ اُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ 'and I have been commanded to submit myself to the Lord of the worlds.' (Al-Mu'min: 67)"
The Promised Messiah, giving a brief translation of these verses (which are from different Surahs), states: “That is, tell them that my Prayer and my worship and efforts and my sacrifices and my life and my death are all for Allah and in His way. That Allah Who is the Lord of all the worlds, Who has no partner, and I have been commanded this, and I am the first of Muslims, that is, from the beginning of the world to its end, there is no other perfect human like me who is of such a high degree of annihilation in Allah." (That is, the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.) (Aina Kamalat-e-Islam, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 5, pp. 160-162)
Then, in 1894, in his work 'Nur-ul-Haq Part One', Volume 8 of Ruhani Khaza'in, he stated the following in Arabic text:
طُوْبیٰ لِلَّذِیْ قَامَ لِاِعْلَآءِ کَلِمَۃِ الدِّیْنِ وَنَھَضَ یَسْتَقْرِی طُرُقَ مَرْضَاۃِ اللّٰہِ النَّصِیْرِ الْمُعِیْن۔ بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ۔ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِیْن۔ وَالصَّلوٰۃُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلیٰ سَیِّدِ رُسُلِہٖ۔ "Blessed is he who stood for the elevation of the word of religion and arose seeking the paths of Allah's pleasure, the Helper, the Aider. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. And blessings and peace be upon the Chief of His Messengers. Blessed is he who stood for the help of religion and arose searching for the paths of divine pleasure. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. All praise is established for Allah Who is the Sustainer of all the worlds, and blessings and peace upon the Chief of His Prophets." (Nur-ul-Haq, Part One, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 8, p. 2)
Then, in Volume 8 of Ruhani Khaza'in itself is 'Itmam-ul-Hujjah', also from 1894. He states:
"That human who was the most perfect and the Perfect Man, and was the perfect prophet, and came with perfect blessings, through whom the first resurrection of the world appeared due to spiritual resurrection and gathering, and a whole world that was dead became alive by his coming, that blessed Prophet is Hazrat Khatam-ul-Anbiya, Leader of the Pure, Seal of Messengers, Pride of Prophets, His Excellency Muhammad Mustafa, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. O beloved God, send upon this beloved Prophet such mercy and blessings as You have not sent upon anyone from the beginning of the world. If this great Prophet had not come into the world, then whatever minor prophets came into the world, such as Jonah, Job, the Messiah, son of Mary, Malachi, John, Zachariah, and others, we would have had no proof of their truthfulness, although all were near ones, distinguished, and beloved of Allah the Exalted. It is the favor of that Prophet that these people are also considered truthful in the world. اَللّٰھُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَ بَارِکْ عَلَیْہِ وَ اٰلِہٖ وَ اَصْحَابِہٖ اَجْمَعِیْنَ وَ اٰخِرُ دَعْوَانَا اَنِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ رَبِّ الْعَلَمِیْنَ۔ "O Allah, bless and bestow peace and blessings upon him and his family and all his companions. And the last of our prayers is that all praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds." (Itmam-ul-Hujjah, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 8, p. 308)
Then, in 1895, in his work Arya Dharam, he states:
"Our religious opponents (that is, opponents of Islam), relying only on baseless traditions and unfounded tales which are not at all proven according to our accepted and recognized books, but are the fabrications of hypocrites, hurt our hearts and dishonor our Master and Leader, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with such things and reach the point of abuse, of which there is no trace in our authentic books. What greater cause could there be to hurt our hearts than that by presenting a few baseless slanders they want to accuse our Master Muhammad Mustafa (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) of (God forbid) adultery and immorality, whom we consider, according to our complete research, to be the Chief of the Sinless and the leader of all the pure who were born from a woman's womb, and we know him to be the Seal of Prophets because all prophethoods and all purities and all perfections ended upon him." (Arya Dharam, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 10, p. 84)
Then there is his work, 'Siraj-e-Munir' from 1897. In this, at one place, he states:
"When we look with the eye of justice, from the entire series of prophethood we know only one man to be the highest degree of noble prophet, living prophet, and Allah's highest degree of beloved prophet, that is, that very chief of prophets, pride of messengers, crown of all the sent ones whose name is Muhammad Mustafa and Ahmad Mujtaba (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in whose shadow walking for ten days brings such light as could not be obtained in a thousand years before." (Siraj-e-Munir, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 12, p. 82)
Then, in his work, 'Kitab-ul-Bariyyah' from 1898, he states:
"The signs and miracles of our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) are of two types. One, those which appeared through your hand, or your word, or your action, or your prayer, and such miracles are close to three thousand in number. And the second are those miracles which continue to appear through the means of your community, and the number of such signs has reached into the lakhs, and no century has passed in which such signs have not appeared. Thus, in this age, Allah the Exalted is showing this sign through this humble one. From all these signs, the series of which is never interrupted, we know with certainty that Allah the Exalted's greatest prophet and most beloved is His Excellency Muhammad Mustafa (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) because the communities of other prophets are lying in darkness and they have only past tales and stories, but this community always receives fresh signs from Allah the Exalted. Therefore, in this community, many gnostics are found who have such a degree of certainty about Allah the Exalted that it is as if they see Him. And other nations do not have this certainty about Allah the Exalted. Therefore, a testimony emerges from our soul that the true and correct religion is only Islam. We have not seen anything of Hazrat Jesus, peace be upon him. If the Holy Quran did not testify, it would not be possible for us and for every researcher to consider him a true prophet, because when only tales and stories remain in a religion, the truthfulness of that religion's founder or leader cannot be proven definitively merely by looking at those tales. The reason is that tales of hundreds of years past also contain the possibility of falsehood; rather, mostly this very possibility exists, because there is more falsehood in the world. Then how can one accept those tales as authentic events with heartfelt certainty? But the miracles of our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) are not merely in the form of tales; rather, by following the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), we ourselves obtain these signs. Therefore, through the blessing of observation and witnessing, we reach certain knowledge. So what great dignity is there in that perfect and holy Prophet whose prophethood always keeps showing fresh proofs to seekers. And we, through the blessing of continuous signs, reach such levels of perfection that it is as if we see Allah the Exalted with our eyes. So, religion is what is called this, and a true prophet is the name of one whose truthfulness is seen in ever-fresh bloom. Relying merely on tales in which there is the possibility of thousands of types of addition and subtraction is not the work of wise people. Hundreds of people in the world have been made gods. And through hundreds of ancient fables, they are believed to be miraculous. But the actual matter is that the true miracle worker is only he whose river of miracles never dries up. So that person is our Master and Leader, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. In every age, Allah the Exalted has sent someone or other to show the signs of this perfect and holy one, and in this age He has sent me with the name of the Promised Messiah. See, signs are appearing from heaven, and various kinds of miracles are manifesting, and every seeker of truth can remain with us and see the signs, whether he be Christian, Jew, or Arya. These are all blessings of our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him." (Kitab-ul-Bariyyah, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 13, pp. 154-157, Footnote)
Then, in the year 1900, in his treatise 'Arba'in Number One', which is in Volume 17 of Ruhani Khaza'in, he states:
"I say truly that on earth only one Perfect Man has passed whose prophecies and prayers being accepted and other miracles appearing are such matters that until now through true followers of the community flow like waves of a river. Besides Islam, where and in which direction is that religion which possesses this quality and power within itself, and where and in which country do those people live who can compete with Islamic blessings and signs?" (Arba'in Number One, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 17, p. 346)
Then, in his work 'Kishti Nuh' from 1902, he states:
"For the human species, there is now no book on the face of the earth except the Quran. And for all of Adam's children, there is now no messenger and intercessor except Muhammad Mustafa, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. So, strive to keep true love with this Prophet of glory and majesty, and do not give anyone else any superiority over him in any way, so that you may be written in heaven as saved. And remember that salvation is not something that will appear after death; rather, true salvation is that which shows its light in this very world. Who is saved? He who believes that God is true and Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the intermediary intercessor between Him and all creation, and under heaven there is no other messenger equal in rank to him, nor is there any other book equal in rank to the Quran. And Allah did not desire for anyone to remain alive forever, but this chosen Prophet is alive forever." (Kishti - Nuh, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 19, pp. 13-14)
Then, in his work 'Nasim-e-Da'wat', also from 1902, he states:
"Our soul and every particle of our existence prostrates to that Omnipotent, True and Perfect God by whose hand every soul and every particle of creation with all its powers came into manifestation, and by whose existence every existence is sustained, and nothing is outside His knowledge, nor His control, nor His creation. And thousands of blessings, peace, mercies and benedictions descend upon that pure Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) through whom we found that Living God (that is, Allah the Exalted with those attributes that were described above, we found this Living God through the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in whom are these attributes). He who Himself speaks and gives us a sign of His existence, and by showing extraordinary signs, Himself shows us the shining face of His ancient and perfect powers and forces. So, we have found such a Messenger who showed us God, and found such a God Who created everything with His perfect power; what greatness does His power contain within itself, without which nothing took the form of existence, and without whose support nothing can remain sustained. That is our True God, possessor of countless blessings, possessor of countless powers, possessor of countless beauty, and possessor of countless favors; there is no other god besides Him." (Nasim-e-Da'wat, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 19, p. 363)
And this God we obtained by following the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
Then, in his work 'Lecture Sialkot' from 1903, he states:
"In short, all this corruption that arose in those religions, some of which are not even worthy of mention and which are also contrary to human purity, all these were signs of the need for Islam." (The corruptions that arose in old religions were so that there would be a need for Islam's coming) He stated: "An intelligent person must acknowledge that all religions had been corrupted a few days before Islam and had lost their spirituality. So, our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was a great reformer for the manifestation of truth who brought back the lost truth to the world. In this pride, no prophet shares with our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he found the entire world in darkness and then, through his appearance, that darkness was changed into light. In the nation in which he appeared, he did not pass away until that entire nation removed the garment of polytheism and wore the robe of monotheism, and not only this much, but those people reached high ranks of faith, and such deeds of truthfulness, faithfulness and certainty appeared from them that no parallel to them is found in any part of the world. This success, and success to this extent, has not been granted to any prophet except the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. This alone is a great proof of the prophethood of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), that he was sent and came at a time when the age was lying in the utmost degree of darkness and naturally was seeking a great reformer, and then he passed away from the world at such a time when hundreds of thousands of humans had abandoned polytheism and idol worship and adopted monotheism and the straight path. And in reality, this perfect reformation was exclusive to him, that he taught human habits to a nation of savage nature and animal disposition (a nation that was like animals), or in other words, say that he made animals into humans, and then made educated humans from humans, and then made godly humans from educated humans, and breathed into them the state of spirituality, and created their connection with the True God. They were slaughtered like goats in Allah's way and crushed like ants under their feet, but did not give up faith in their hands; rather, they stepped forward in every difficulty. So undoubtedly, our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was the second Adam in terms of establishing spirituality; rather, the real Adam was he alone through whom and for whose sake all human virtues reached perfection, and all good powers were employed in their work, and no branch of human nature remained without fruit and yield; and the Seal of Prophethood was upon him not only due to lateness in time, but also because all perfections of prophethood ended upon him, and since he was the most perfect manifestation of divine attributes, therefore his law was bearer of both attributes of majesty and beauty, and his two names Muhammad and Ahmad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) are for this very purpose, and in his universal prophethood there is no part of miserliness; rather, from the beginning it is for the entire world." (Lecture Sialkot, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 20, pp. 206-207)
Then, in his work 'Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya' Volume Five from 1905, he states:
"Thousands of thanks to that Gracious Lord who granted us such a religion which is such a means of godliness and God-fearing as has never been found at any other time. And thousands of blessings upon that sinless Prophet through whose means we entered this pure religion. And thousands of mercies be upon the companions of the Noble Prophet who irrigated this garden with their blood." (Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part Five, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 21, p. 25)
Then in Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part Five, he states:
"In Noah was the same spiritual beauty whose regard was pleasing to the Divine Majesty, Glory be to Him, and all deniers were destroyed by the punishment of water. Then, after him, Moses also came bearing the same spiritual beauty which, after suffering hardships for a few days, finally drowned Pharaoh's fleet. Then after all, the Chief of Prophets and Best of Mankind, our Master His Excellency Muhammad Mustafa (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came bearing a great spiritual beauty, in whose praise this noble verse alone is sufficient: دَنیٰ فَتَدَلّیٰ فَکَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَیْنِ اَوْ اَدْنیٰ 'Then he drew nearer to God; then he came down to mankind, So that he became, as it were, one chord to two bows or closer still.' (An-Najm: 9-10). That is, the Prophet went very near to the Divine Presence and then inclined toward creation, and in this way fulfilled both rights, which are the right of Allah and the right of people. And he manifested both types of spiritual beauty. And he became like the bowstring in both bows. That is, becoming like an intermediate line in both bows, and in this way, his existence occurred. This beauty was not seen by those of impure nature and blind people (regarding the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he stated that those of impure nature and blind people did not see his beauty), as Allah the Exalted says: یَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَیْکَ وَھُمْ لَا یُبْصِرُوْنَ 'And thou seest them looking towards thee, but they see not.' (Al-A'raf: 199). That is, they look toward you, but you are not visible to them. Finally, all those blind people were destroyed." (Appendix Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part Five, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 21, pp. 220-221)
Then there is his work, 'Haqiqat-ul-Wahi' from 1907. He states:
"So, I always look with wonder at this Arabian Prophet, whose name is Muhammad (thousands upon thousands of blessings and peace upon him), what a high-ranking prophet he is. The end of his high station cannot be known, and measuring his holy influence is not the work of man. Regrettably, his station has not been recognized as the right of recognition demands. That Unity which had disappeared from the world, he alone is the champion who brought it back to the world. He loved God to the utmost degree, and his soul was melted in sympathy for mankind to the utmost degree; therefore, God, who knew the secrets of his heart, granted him superiority over all prophets and all former and latter peoples, and gave him his desires in his lifetime. He alone is the fountainhead of every bounty, and that person who claims any excellence without acknowledging his bestowal is not a human but an offspring of Satan." These people make allegations against the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) that he, God forbid, holds a higher station than the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), or think that he came last and he is a prophet. He states that whoever claims any excellence without acknowledging his bestowal is not a human but an offspring of Satan. Such people who consider themselves outside the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) states they are offspring of Satan. "Because the key to every excellence has been given to him, and the treasure of every knowledge has been granted to him. Whoever does not obtain through his means is eternally deprived. What are we, and what is our reality? We shall be ungrateful of blessings if we do not acknowledge that we obtained true monotheism only through this Prophet, and the recognition of the Living God we received only through this perfect Prophet and through his light, and the honor of Allah's conversations and addresses by which we see His face has also been available to us through this great Prophet. The radiant beam of this sun of guidance falls upon us like sunshine, and we can remain illuminated only as long as we stand facing him." (Haqiqat-ul-Wahi, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 22, page 118-119)
Then in 'Haqiqat-ul-Wahi', he states:
"Now, from this entire statement, our purpose is that Allah the Exalted has made His loving anyone conditional upon such a person following the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Thus, this is my personal experience that truly following the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and loving him ultimately makes a person beloved of God. In this way, it creates a burning of divine love in his own heart. Then such a person, turning away from everything, inclines toward God, and only his intimacy and longing for Allah the Exalted remain. Then a special manifestation of divine love falls upon him and gives him a complete color of love and passion, and draws him toward Himself with strong attraction. Then he overcomes carnal desires, and in his support and help, extraordinary divine acts appear in the form of signs from every direction." (Haqiqat-ul-Wahi, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 22, pp. 67-68)
But this is obtained only by those who love the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Then in 'Haqiqat-ul-Wahi', he states:
"So I have obtained a complete share of this bounty, merely by Allah's grace, not by any skill of mine, which was given before me to prophets, messengers, and God's chosen ones. And it would not have been possible for me to obtain this bounty if I had not followed the ways of my Master, Pride of Prophets and Best of Mankind, Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. So whatever I obtained, I obtained through the following, and I know from my true and perfect knowledge that no human can reach God except through following this Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), nor can they obtain a share of perfect knowledge. And here I also tell you what that thing is which is first created in the heart after the true and perfect following of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), before all other things. So remember that it is the sound heart, that is, the love of the world is removed from the heart, and the heart becomes a seeker of an eternal and everlasting pleasure. Then, after this, a purified and perfect love of Allah is obtained due to this sound heart, and all these bounties are received by way of inheritance from following the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. As Allah the Exalted Himself says: قُلْ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّوْنَ اللّٰہَ فَاتَّبِعُوْنِیْ یُحْبِبْکُمُ اللّٰہ (Al-e-Imran: 32) 'Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you'.(Haqiqat-ul-Wahi, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 22, pp. 64-65)
Then, in his work 'Chashma-e-Ma'rifat' from 1908, he states:
“Millions of people of pure nature have passed in the world and will be ahead too, but we have found the best, the highest, and the most excellent to be that man of God whose name is Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him and his family. اِنَّ اللّٰہَ وَمَلٰٓئِکَتَہٗ یُصَلُّوْنَ عَلَی النَّبِیِّ۔ یٰٓاَیُّھَاالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا صَلُّوْا عَلَیْہِ وَسَلِّمُوْا تَسْلِیْمًا 'Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace.' (Al-Ahzab: 57). Leave aside the mention of the elders of those nations whose condition has not been described in detail in the Holy Quran; we only express our opinion about those prophets whose mention is in the Holy Quran. Such as Hazrat Moses, Hazrat David, Hazrat Jesus, peace be upon them, and other prophets. So we say by swearing on God that if the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had not come to the world, and the Holy Quran had not been revealed, and we had not seen with our own eyes those blessings which we have seen, then the truthfulness of all those past prophets would have remained doubtful for us, because no reality can be obtained from mere tales, and it is possible that those tales may not be correct, and it is possible that all those miracles which are attributed to them are all exaggerations, because now there is no trace of them; rather, from those past books, even the trace of God cannot be found, and we cannot understand with certainty that God also converses with man. But through the appearance of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), all these tales came in the form of reality. Now we understand very well, not in the form of hearsay but in the form of observation, what divine conversation is and how Allah's signs appear and how prayers are accepted, and all this we have obtained through following the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and whatever other nations narrate in the form of tales, we have seen all that. So we have grasped the hem of such a Prophet who is God-manifesting. Someone has said this verse very well:
Muhammad, the Arab, king of both worlds. The Holy Spirit does the gatekeeping of his door. I cannot call him God, but I say that in his rank-knowing, there is God-knowing
In what language should we thank God who granted us following such a Prophet who is a sun for the souls of the fortunate, just as the sun is for bodies? He appeared at the time of darkness and illuminated the world with his light. He neither tired nor became weary until he purified the entire part of Arabia from polytheism. He is himself proof of his truthfulness because his light exists in every age, and his true following purifies man just as clean and transparent river water purifies dirty clothes. Who came to us with a sincere heart who did not witness this light, and who knocked on this door with good intention, for whom was not opened? But, regrettably, most humans have this very habit that they adopt the lower life and do not want light to enter within them." (Chashma-e-Ma'rifat, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 23, pp. 301-303)
Then in 'Chashma-e-Ma'rifat', he states:
"Now, one should think, can this honor, this glory, this prosperity, this majesty, these thousands of heavenly signs, these thousands of divine blessings also be obtained by a liar? We have great pride that the Prophet (peace be upon him), whose hem we have grasped, has the great grace of God upon him. He is not God, but through him we have seen God. His religion, which we have received, is a mirror of God's powers. If Islam had not been, it would have been impossible in this age to understand what prophethood is and whether miracles are also among possibilities, and whether they are included in the law of nature. This knot was resolved only by the eternal bounty of that Prophet, and only through his favor are we now not merely storytellers like other nations; rather, Allah's light and Allah's heavenly help is our companion. What are we that we could fulfill this gratitude that the God Who is hidden from others, and that hidden power which is concealed from others—that Majestic God became manifested upon us merely through this Noble Prophet." (Chashma-e-Ma'rifat, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 23, p. 381)
So these scholars object to him, but why did Allah the Exalted converse with the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him)? Due to his true following and love of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him? Why did Allah the Exalted converse with him and grant him proximity through hidden and concealed power? So it is not the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) or the Ahmadiyya Community, but these so-called scholars who fall under this allegation that now the bounty of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is not continuing. And, God forbid, Allah the Exalted's powers and attributes have become limited. So if an allegation applies, it applies to these people. The Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) states that Allah the Exalted's powers are still working. Then in 'Chashma-e-Ma'rifat', the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him), regarding the station and rank of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his continuing bounty, states:
"Then, when our great Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) appeared in the world, a great revolution came in the world, and in a very short time, that Arabian peninsula, which knew nothing except idol worship, became filled like an ocean with Allah's Unity. Apart from this, it is a wonderful thing that the signs and miracles which our Master, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) received from Allah the Exalted were not limited only to that time; rather, their series continues until the Day of Judgment. And in earlier times, whichever prophet there was, he was not called the follower of any past prophet, although he supported his religion and considered him truthful, but the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has been given this special pride that he is the Seal of Prophets in these meanings: firstly, all perfections of prophethood ended upon him, and secondly, that after him there is no messenger bringing a new law, nor is there any prophet who is outside his community; rather, whoever receives the honor of divine conversation receives it only through his bounty and his mediation, and he is called a follower, not an independent prophet." So in this regard, the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) also, having also received information from Allah the Exalted, declared himself to be a follower prophet.
Then he states: "And the condition of people's turning and acceptance is such that today at least twenty crore Muslims of every class are standing girded in his servitude" (this is the number of that time which the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) is mentioning) "And since Allah created him, great powerful kings who were world conquerors have been falling at his feet like inferior slaves, and the Islamic kings of this time also consider themselves like humble servants in his service and descend from the throne upon taking his name." (Chashma-e-Ma'rifat, Ruhani Khaza'in, Volume 23, pp. 380-381)
So this is the station he is describing, and this allegation against him that he, God forbid, does not consider other Muslims to be Muslims—he is stating that not only Ahmadis but all Muslims of the world take pride in his servitude. So this is the station and rank of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), which the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) understood and told the world and granted his followers realization of it. If we were not followers of the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him), we could never have known the depth of the beauty, excellence, and highest station of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. The opponents say that the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) said something else in the beginning and later changed his thinking and, God forbid, began pursuing personal interests. In all these writings which I have presented from 1880 to 1908, which is the year of your passing, nowhere in these writings is there even a single place, not even a single sentence that does not correspond with one another. Everywhere you have described the station and rank of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) increasingly. Even when he called himself a prophet, it was in his servitude. May Allah the Exalted save the Muslim Ummah from the clutches of these self-interested people, and may they become followers of this true lover of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and this alone is the one way and this alone is the one means that can reestablish the reputation of the Muslim Ummah. May Allah the Exalted also grant us the ability to read and understand the books and teachings of the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him), and may Allah the Exalted also grant us the correct realization of reaching Him through the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and also grant us the ability to do so.
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