Reality of Ahmadiyya Khilafat

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1 Reality of Ahmadiyya Khilafat By Abdurrahman Puthiyavalapp Published as an e-book on 16/06/2013 and as elaborated on 04/10/

2 Who should read this book? وما عنى الله من نب وتى الا كثرة المكالمة والمخاطبة و لعنة الله عل ى من أراد فوق ذالك God does not mean anything by my prophethood except being spoken to (by Him) frequently, and the curse of God be on him who intends anything beyond this. Haqiqat-ul Wahy Page 64. (Roohani Khazain V22 Page 689) Those who give a status of real prophethood to Masih Mauood(as) and elevate him beyond what he has described for himself, such people should read this book to correct their belief and to be free from the curse of Allah. If any body can prove Masih Mauood(as) has calimed that he is an Ummati Nabi (the two words Ummati and Nabi occurring together, a prophet in the real sense) a reward of US Dollar 100,000/= is available for him (for the first claimant). See Chapter No. 41. This book is not against the claim of Masih Mauood(as) as a Ummati Buroozi (Zilli) Prophet. But it will be shown in this book that Zilli Prophethood is Wilayat (Divine Khilafat) only. It is not a real prophethood, as propogated by Qadiyani Jama at. 2

3 PREFACE A true believer always does good deeds to please Allah and to attain His pleasure. He doesn t have hatred or revenge towards anybody. He doesn t care what other people will think about him or do against him, because his sole aim will be to win the pleasure of Allah only. Whatever befalls on him, he always forebears it with patience and move forward and his search for true knowledge always continues. But truth is not always the same what we believe and sometimes it is bitter and painful also. But when we find out the truth, we cannot conceal it. We have to declare it openly just for the sole aim of attaining the pleasure of Allah. Otherwise we will be considered as sinners in front of Allah and if we conceal the truth, we will be fearing the people more than Allah, which a true believer is not supposed to do. I start this article with the prayer, whoever reads this book, may Allah give them the ability to understand the truth and guide all of them to the right path. There are two groups of people in this world. Those who swim with the flow of the materialistic world and those who swim against it. We can see that most of the religious followers blindly believe whatever their religious leaders say without checking the genuinity of what they are saying, because they consider them as true people and believe in them thinking whatever they are saying is true. So the Christians believe their priests and consider Jesus Christ as son of God, Hindus believe Lord Krishna as god or God s avatar, Muslims believe that the Prophet Eisa(as) is still living in the sky etc. In the same way one group of Ahmadis, the followers of Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad Sahib also believe that Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam was a real prophet, while he said he is a prophet in metaphorical sense only, not in real sense. From the above examples, it is clear that we cannot take everything granted what the priests are saying unless we tally it with the original books. So the reality of a belief can be testified only going 3

4 through the original books of each religion. For that lot of efforts and sacrifices are required. Once the truth is understood, then for the declaration of that truth a daring courage is also required. So only those people who are gifted with abundant wisdom from Allah can present such pure teachings from the original books. Ordinary people may consider them as gone away from the right path or may consider them as cursed ones. But who love Allah in reality don t care for the sayings of others about them because they feel themselves their foots are firmly placed in the true teachings gifted to them by Allah, as Allah says in the Holy Qur an: ي و ت ى الح ك م ة م ن ي ش ا ء و م ن ي و ت الح ك م ة ف ق د أ وت ى خ ير ا ك ث يرا و م ا ي ذ كر إ لا أ و ل وا ٱلا ل ب ا ب 2:270. He grants wisdom to whom He pleases, and whoever is granted wisdom has indeed been granted abundant good; and none would take heed except those endowed with understanding. Also the true living ones (true believers) are those who live on ة proofs as told by Allah in the holy Qur an :8) و يح يى م ن ح ى ع ن ب ي ن 43). So the right people have got proofs to present and the false people has got no proofs to refute and will use force to suppress the truth. So those who use force to suppress the truth are the false ones. So the Ahmadis who follow Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Sahib also no different from other deniers of the true teachings of Allah, because they also use force to suppress the truth by expelling them from the Jama at forcefully by denying them the freedom of expression. This book is not against Ahmadiyya Khilafat. It is not written by an enemy with hatred. It is written by a believer with sadness and pain in the heart. Every organization needs a leadership. Without a leadership no organization can survive. When the head of that organization is elected democratically then we can say that the head is a genuine democratic leader. 4

5 But if the head is not elected in a democratic way then that leadership is not a genuine democratic leadership and we cannot say that it is representing the whole Ahmadiyya Community in a genuine way. When a particular group of that community called the Electoral College elects a leader and then say that it is the leadership of the whole community then it is kind of fraud committed against the members of that community and it is kind of autocratic leadership. When the method of election is not genuine, then that kind of Khilafat cannot be called a divine Khilafat and even a democratic Khilafat. So to call such a Khilafat as a divine Khilafat is a fraud being committed in the name of God and the ordinary innocent members of that Jama at are being cheated cunningly. Every religious organizations after a passage of time from its founder becomes corrupted as indicated by Masih Mauood(as): After a century has passed and the pure teachings are corrupted by dust of impure notions and the face of actual righteousness is overshadowed; then to manifest this beautiful face, Mujadadin, Mohadassin (saints) and Spiritual Khulafa arrive (Roohani Khazain, Volume 6, Page ). But the Ahmadiyya Khilafat is denying advent of Mujaddids saying that other than the Ahmadiyya Khulafa there will not be any other Mujaddids. Even the first four Khulafa of Islam who were elected by the Ummah did not claim that they are appointed by Allah. So how the Ahmadiyya Khilafath can claim that it is a divine Khilafat? Ahmadiyya Khilafat is full of paradoxes and contradictions. They claim it is a divine Khilfat and their foremost aim is to establish the Shariah. But in their by laws they incorporated many things which are against the Shariah. 5

6 The first thing is Nubuwwat. When the Holy Qur an, hadith and the teaching of Masih Mauood (as) says, no prophet of whatever kind is going to come, they consider Masih Mauood(as) as a real prophet, while he said about himself that his prophethood is not a real prophethood, but he is called by Allah as a prophet in a metaphorical sense only to show that he is an appointee of Allah. He is a Khalifa and a Wali of Allah. When the Khilafat says prophethood and prophetic revelations will be continuing, but if somebody claims that he is receiving revelations from Allah, such claimants are immediately expelled saying that this kind of people are creating Fitnah in the Jama at. According to the teaching of Holy Qur an, if anybody rejects a true prophet of Allah they become Kafirs. In this sense the Khalifa Sani Sahib declared all Muslims as Kafirs, while Masih Mauood(as) said, those who don t believe in him do not become Kafirs. By declaring other Muslims as Kafirs, the Khalifa Sani Sahib himself became a Kafir based on the Hadith of Holy Prophet (sa) because a person who declares a Muslim as a Kafir, he himself become a Kafir. On the basis of his own declaration, the Pakistan National Assembly declared Ahmadis as Kafirs. Holy Qur an allows inter religious marriages from the people of the book. But if somebody do inter religious marriage or even participate in inter religious marriages, then such people are immediately expelled from the Jama'at based on unilateral reports. When they are demanding freedom of expression all over the world, they are not ready to give freedom of expression to their own followers. If anybody raises a voice against the established belief of the Jama at, he will be immediately expelled without giving a chance for discussions or explanations. 6

7 Masih Mauood (as) did not fix a particular percentage of monthly income as a contribution to the Jama at. What he said was that whoever can pay a fixed amount according to their own will, they should pay accordingly for their own mental satisfaction. But the Khilafath changed this instruction and made Chanda contribution a fixed percentage of income and started using a kind of internal force. Khilafath made all the members of the Jama at mute. Nobdoy is allowed to speak against the instructions of Khalifa even if they find the instructions are against the teaching of Holy Qura n and the Shariah. Then they will be expelled immediately from the Jama at without any proper enquiry or explanation. Holy Prophet Muhammad(sa) foretold the advent of Mujaddids in every century. Masih Mauood(as) also said the same based on the teachings of hadith and Holy Qur an. But to keep their family Khilafat system perpetual, Ahmadiyya Khulafa say that as the Khilafat is existing, there will not be any Mujaddids other than the Khalifa! One of the foremost duty of the Khalifa is to establish absolute system of Justice as mentioned in the Holy Quran: 38: 27. Then We said to him, `O David, We have made thee a Khalifa in the earth; so judge between men with justice, and follow not vain desire, lest it should lead thee astray from the way of Allah.' Surely, those, who go astray from the way of Allah, will have a severe punishment, because they forgot the Day of Reckoning. But Khalifa takes punitive actions based on unjust unilateral reports. When the action is taken, then the victim should ask for absolute forgiveness without giving any justification for his 7

8 actions. If he writes any letter justifying his actions and describes the wrong doings of the authorities, then forgiveness will not be given. Instead of rendering absolute justice, absolute forgiveness is demanded. Actually for the mistakes committed by a human being for himself, forgiveness should be asked from Allah, not from the Khalifa. In this way Khalifa is given more supremacy than Allah and a kind of Shirk is being committed by the Khulafa and their office bearers. If this is a divine khilafat system, the followers of the Jama at shoud be free from fears. This is one of the conditions mentioned in the Holy Quran about Divine Khilafath He will, surely, give them in exchange security and peace after their fear (24:56). But we see that the fear and danger to the life of the members of the Jama at is increasing day by day, after Mirza Mahmud Ahmad Sahib became second Khalifa, in countries like Pakistan, Bangla Desh and Indonesia. This is mainly due to his wrong representation of Masih Mauood(as) as a real prophet and declaring other Muslims as Kafirs. From the above examples it is clear that this system of Khilafat is not a divine Khilafat, it is a corrupted autocratic system of Khilafat where their followers are denied even the basic human rights of freedom of expression. It is not possible for a true believer to accept such a Khilafat where all the rights are looted from their ordinary members and no importance is given to their prestige. Whatever I have mentioned are illustrated with proofs on the pages of this book. Whoever have had a chance to read the volumes of my book The Belief and Life in the Holy Qur an should read this book as well, because the Nubuwwat and Khilafat is explained in more details in this book. May Allah guide us all to the straight path. Amin. Wassalam Abdurrahman Puthiyavalapp. 15/6/

9 CONTENTS 1. Khatamunnubuwwat Meaning of word Khatam What is divine khilafat? Coming of prophets in the Holy Quran Prayer in the Surah Fatiha Ayah of Surah Jumua Coming of messengers Mesaqunnabiyyeen Ummati Nabi Nabiyullah in Hadith Books Hadith of Ayesh Siddiqa(ra) Use of word Rasool in leteral sense Use of word Rasool for non prophets What is Zilli Prophethood? Denial of real prophethood Belief in real prophethood is Kufr Muhammad (sa) is God Metaphorically Masih Mauood(as) never changed his claims Masih Mauood (as) Waliyullah (Zilli Prophet) Wali can be even God metaphorically Some misguidng arguments and its replies Reality of Muslih Mauood Unjust system of election of Khalifa Suppression of freedom of expression Persecution of believers by the Khalifa 123 9

10 26. Declares other Muslims as Kafirs Who is Ahmad in the Holy Qur an? Are Muslims Kafirs? Suppression of inter religious Marriages Suppression of payment of Zakat Reason for declaring as non-muslims Finding fault with Imam Hassan Hatred towards the children of K.M. Awwal Alteration on Chanda and Wasiyyat Praying Namaz behind Muslims Reality of Khudrat-e-Saniya Advent of Mujaddids Advent of Messiahs Mahdi, Masih and Ibn Maryam Essential Elements of a Successful Organization Reward of 100,000 U.S.Dollars Who are Muslims? Prophets without Shariah will be coming? Prophets without Shariah Khulafa only Love for all hatred for none a deception Let this treachery come to an end Conclusion- No Prophet after Holy Prophet(sa) 213 Biblography 217 Annexure Muslih Mauood and Ilhams (Table format)

11 1. Khatamunnubuwwat. The Ahmadiyya Jama'at (Qadiani Group) present Masih Mauood (Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani) (as) as a real prophet and declares all other Muslims who do not have heard even his name as Kafirs. It will be very interesting to read what Masih Mauood(as) himself is saying about Khatamunnubuwwat. It has been revealed to me that the door of real prophethood is closed for ever after Khatamunnabiyyeen, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Now no new prophet or old prophet will come in the real sense. (Siraj-e-Muneer Page 3- RK12-Page 5). The above proof is enough to prove that no new prophet will come in the real sense after the Holy Prophet(sa). No other proofs are required, because it is not an opinion of Masih Mauood(as), but it is what Allah has revealed to him. Still proofs over proofs will be shown in this book to refute the claims of those who forward Masih Mauood(as) as a real prophet. Such peoples are really cursed ones as foretold by Masih Mauood(as) himself. No other words are required to show their true qualities. وما عنى الله من نبو تى الا كثرة المكالمة والمخاطبة و لعنة الله عل ى من أراد فوق ذالك God does not mean anything by my prophethood except being spoken to (by Him) frequently, and the curse of God be on him who intends anything beyond this. Haqiqat-ul Wahy Page 64. (Roohani Khazain V22 Page 689) Knowledge will rescue all of us from blind beliefs thereby rescue us from sins and Shirk. That is why we are commanded 11

12 in the Holy Qur an to pray for the increase of our knowledge. Also Holy Prophet (sa) has said that knowledge is the lost property of a believer and wherever he finds it, he has to acquire it. The first command he received from Allah is to read in the name of your Lord. From the time of Holy Prophet (sa) it is the unanimous belief of the whole Muslim Ummah that after Holy Prophet(sa), no prophet will come. Holy Prophet (sa) gave this Tafsir to the words of Khatamunnabiyyeen and Masih Muood (as) also confirmed this. Please read on: ما ك ان مح مد أ ب ا أ ح د م ن ر ج ال ك م و ل ك ن رس ول ٱ و خ اتم ٱلن ب ي ين. 33: 41. Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah, and the seal (last) of the Prophets. Translation by Masih Mauood (as): ۓ Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah, and the terminator of the prophets. This verse also clearly proves that after our Holy Prophet (sa), no messenger will come in this world. (Izale Auham 614, Roohani Khazain Vol3:431) And prophethood ended with him not only in terms of being last in time but also because all the qualities of prophethood culminated in him. (Lecture Sialkot, RK20- P 207) 12

13 13 Therefore all prophethoods have been brought to a close in this prophethood and thus it ought to have been, for every thing which has a beginning has also an end. (AlWasiyat RK 20:P311). ما ك ان مح مد أ ب ا أ ح د م ن ر ج ال ك م و ل ك ن رس ول ٱ و خ اتم ٱلن ب ي ين "Because this is against what God Almighty has said precisely, 'Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and Khatam an-nabiyyin (Last of the Prophets).' Don't you know that the Beneficent Lord has declared our Holy Prophet to be Khatam al-anbiya without any exceptions, and our Holy Prophet too has given Tafsir of this verse to connote la nabiyya ba'di -there is no prophet at all after me. For the seekers after truth, it is evident that if we accept the coming of another prophet after our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) permissible it would mean we have opened the door of prophetic revelation which had been closed and this is against a fact which is

14 admittedly not hidden from Muslims. And how can a prophet appear after our Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, when revelation stands cut off after his death and God has brought prophethood to an end with him. (Hamamat al-bushraa p. 20). The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) also confirmed this meaning of the last of the Prophets in many of his traditions, some of which are reproduced as under:- (1) ق ال الن بى ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م " ك ان ت ب ن و ا س ر اي ي ل ت س و س ه م الا ن ب ي اء ك ل م ا ه ل ك ن بى خ ل ف ه ن بى و ان ه لا ن بى ب ع د ى و س ي ك ون خ ل ف اء " (1) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said, The children of Israel were guided by the Prophets. When a Prophet died, another succeeded him. However, there will be no Prophet after me, there will be only Caliphs. (Bukhari: Kitab-ul-Anbiya Vol.2 page 257 printed Darul Maarifah, Beruit, Labanon). (2) ق ال الن بى ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م " ا ن م ث ل الا ن ب ي اء م ن ق ب ل ى ك م ث ل ر ج ل ب نى ب ي ت ا ف ا ح س ن ه و ا جم ل ه ا لا م و ض ع ل ب ن ة م ن ز او ي ة و ج ع ل الن اس ي ط و ف و ن ب ه و ي ع ج ب و ن ل ه و ي ق و ل و ن ه لا و ض ع ت هذ ه الل ب ن ة ف ا ن ا الل ب ن ة و ا ن ا خ اتم الن ب ي ين " (2) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said, My position in relation to the Prophets who came before me can be understood by a parable: A person constructed a great building and decorated and adorned it well, but in a corner he left niche or an empty space, for just one brick. The people went round the building and wondered at its beauty, but said: why was not a brick laid here? So, I am that brick and I am the last of the Prophets. (Bukhari: Kitab-ul-Manaqib, Vol. 2, page 270, printed Darul Maarifah, Beruit). 14

15 In Musnad Abu Daud Tayalisi, this tradition is reported on the authority of Jabir bin Abdullah, and its last words are to the effect بى الن ب ي و ن "خ ت م Through me the Prophethood was brought to a close. In Musnad Ahmad traditions on the subject with a slight difference in wording have been reported on the authority of Ubayy bin Ka b, Abu Sa id Khudri and Abu Hurairah. ا ن ر س و ل الله ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م ق ال " ف ض ل ت ع ل ى الا ن ب ي اء ب س ت ا ع ط ي ت ج و ام ع ال ك ل م و ن ص ر ت ب ا ا ل رع ب و ا ح ل ت لى ال غ ن اي م و ج ع ل ت لى الا ر ض م س ج د ا و ط ه و ر ا و ا ر س ل ت ا لى الخ ل ق ك اف ة و خ ت م بى الن ب ي و ن " (3) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said: I have been distinguished from the other Prophets in six matters (i) I have been endowed with eloquent speech, (ii) I am made awe inspiring, (iii) Booty has been made lawful for me, (iv) The whole earth has been made a Mosque for me as well as a means of obtaining purity, (v) I have been appointed a Messenger for the entire world, and (vi) The office of prophets ceases with me. (Muslim, Vol. 2, page 249, printed Darul Kutub, Beruit). ق ال ر س و ل الله ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م " ا ن الر س ال ة و الن ب وة ق د ان ق ط ع ت ف لا (3) (4) ر س و ل ب ع د ى و لا ن بى " (4) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said, The line of Prophethood and Messengership has come to an end: After me there will neither be a Prophet nor Messenger. (Tirmidhi, Vol. 2, page 53, printed H.M. Saeed company, Karachi). 15

16 (5) ق ال ر س و ل الله ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م " ا ن ا مح مد و ا ن ا ا حم د و ا ن ا ال م اح ى ال ذ ى يم حى بى ال ك ف ر و ا ن ا ال ذ ى ل ي س ب ع د ه ن بى " الح اش ر ال ذ ى يح ش ر الن اس ع لى' ع ق بى و ا ن ا ال ع اق ب (5) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said, I am Muhammad, I am Ahmad, I am the eraser; disbelief will be erased through me, I am the assembler, the people will be assembled in the plain of Resurrection behind me, and I am the last one after whom there is no Prophet. (Muslim, Vol. 2, page 261, printed Dehli). (6) ق ال ر س و ل الله ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م " ا ن الله لم ي ب ع ث ن ب ي ا ا لا ح ذ ر ا مت ه ال د جال و ا ن ا اخ ر الا ن ب ي اء و ا ن ت م اخ ر الا م م و ه و الخ ار ج ف ي ك م لا مح ال ة " (6) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said: Allah has sent no Prophet who did not warn his people of the coming of Dajjal (the antichrist, but he did not come in their times). Now I am the last of the Prophets and you are the last community. Now he shall appear among you. Ibn-e-Majah, Vol. 2, page 178). (7) ع ن ع ب د ال رحم ن ب ن ج ب ير ق ال سم ع ت ع ب د الله ب ن ع م ر وب ن ال ع اص ي ق و ل خ ر ج ع ل ي ن ا ر س و ل الله ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م ي و م ا ك ا ل م و د ع ف ق ال ا ن ا مح مد الن بى الا م ى ث لا ث ا و لا ن بى ب ع د ى (7) Abdur Rehman bin Jubair says: I heard Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas saying that the Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) one day came to us in a manner as though he was taking his leave. He said thrice I am Muhammad (P.B.H.), the un-lettered Prophet, then said: and no Prophet come after me. (Musnad Ahmad: Traditions from Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas). 16

17 (8) ق ق ي ل ال ر س و ل الله ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م " لا ن ب وة ب ع د ى ا لا ال م ب ش ر ات " و م ا ال م ب ش ر ات ي ا ر س و ل الله, ق ال ال رؤ ي ا الح س ن ة ا و ق ال ال رؤ ي اال صالح ة (8) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said: There is no Prophethood after me; there will only be harbingers of good news, He was asked, who are the harbingers of good news, O Messenger of Allah? He replied: A true vision, or said A righteous vision. (Abu Daud, Vol. 2, page 316). ق ال ر س و ل (9) الله ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م "ل و ك ان ب ع د ى ن بى ل ك ان ع م ر ب ن الخ ط اب " (9) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said: If a prophet had to come after me, it would have been Umar bin il-khattab. (Tirmidhi, Vol. 2, page 209, printed H.M. Saeed & Company, Karachi). (10) ق ال ر س و ل الله ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م ل ع ل ى ا ن ت م نى بم ن ز ل ة ه ار و ن م ن م و سى ا لا ا ن ه لا ن بى ب ع د ى (10) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said to Hadrat Ali: You are to me as Aaron was to Moses, with the exception that there is no Prophet after me. (Muslim, Vol. 2, page 278, printed at Dehli). (11) ع ن ث و ب ان ق ال ر س و ل الله ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م...و ا ن ه س ي ك و ن فى ا متى ك ذاب و ن ث لا ث ون ك ل ه م ي ز ع م ا ن ه ن بى و ا ن ا خ اتم الن ب ي ين لا ن بى ب ع د ى " (11) It has been related by Thoban that the Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said. And that 30 imposters will appear in my community each one of whom will claim to be a Prophet, whereas I am the last Prophet; there is no Prophet after me. (Abu Daud, Vol. 2, page 202). 17

18 (12) ق ال الن بى ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م " ل ق د ك ان ف ي م ن ك ان ق ب ل ك م م ن ب نى ا س ر اي ي ل ر ج ال ي ك ل م و ن م ن غ ير ا ن ي ك و ن و ا ا ن ب ي اء ف ا ن ي ك ن م ن ا متى ا ح د 18 ل ك ان ع م ر " (12) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said: There have been before you among the children of Israel people, who were spoken to (by God) thought they were not Prophets. If there be such a one in my Ummah, he would be Umar. (Bukhari, Kitab al- Manaqib, Vol. 2, page 282, printed Darul Maarifah, Beruit). (13) ق ال ر س و ل الله ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م "لا ن بى ب ع د ى و لا ا مة ب ع د ا متى " (13) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said: There is no Prophet after me, and there is no Ummah (of any other Prophet) after my Ummah. Baihaqi, Vol. 5, page 197). (14) ق ال ر س و ل الله ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م " ف ا نى اخ ر الا ن ب ي اء و ا ن م س ج د ى اخ ر ال م س اج د " (14) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said: I am the last Prophet and my Mosque is the last Mosqu (of a Prophet) (i.e. the Prophet s Mosque of Madina). (Muslim: Kitab al Hajj, page 202). ( 15 )ع ن ع ر ب اض ب ن س ار ي ة ا ن الن بى ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م ق ال ا ن ا خ اتم الن ب ي ين و ا ن اد م فى ط ي ن ة (15) It is related from Irbaz bin-saria that the Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said: I was the last of the Prophets when Adam had not yet been born. (Mustadrak of Hakim, Vol. 2, page 418, printed at Hyderabad, Deccan). From above references, it is clear that after Holy Prophet(sa) no prophet is going to come in this world as taught by Holy Quran, Hadith and Masih Mauood(as). *********

19 2. MEANING OF WORD KHATAM Now let us look at how Masih Mauood (as) has interpreted the workd Khatam : a) KHATAM-UL-WALAD - the Last Son. "I was khatam-ul-walad for my father. No child was born after me." (Braheen Ahmadiyya part 5, Roohani Khazain, vol. 21 p. 113). b) KHATAM-UL-ANBIYAH - THE LAST PROPHET. "He (Eisa Ibn Maryam) was the khatam-ul-anbiyah for the Israelite prophets....similarly God has told me that they WILL reject you but I will make you Khatam-ul-khulafa." (Braheen Ahmadiyya part 5, Roohani Khazain vol.21 p.267) c) KHATAM-UL-KHULAFA - The Last Khalifa "According to spirituality I am the khatam-ul-khulafa in Islam, just as Maseeh ibn Maryam is the khatam-ul-khulafa in Israelite chain." (Kishtee-e-Nooh, Roohani Khazain vol.19 p.17). 19

20 d) KHATAMUL AULIA - The Last Wali. وانى على مقام الختم من الولاية كماكان سيدى المصطفى على مقام الختم من النبوة لاولى وعلى عهدى 20 بعدى الا الذى هو منى "I have brought the chain of sainthood (wilayah) to an end as our leader the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), has brought the chain of prophethood to a close. He is the Last of the Prophets (Khatam al-anbiya) and I am last of the saints (Khatam al-auliya). There is no saint (wali) after me except he who is from me and is in my footsteps." (Khutba Ilhamiyya, p. 35). From the above examples, it is clear that the foremost meaning of the Khatam is last or end. It has a meaning of seal also. It is the right of that prophet to interprete the meaning of Khatam on whom the verse is revealed, no other person has got a right to interpret it in another way. When Holy Prophet (sa) interpreted it as the last of the prophets and Masih Mauood(as) also confirmed it through his writings, then no other person has got any right to interprete it in a different way. Masih Mauood(as) said he is Khatamul Aulia and other Aulia are going to come in his footsteps which means Aulia are going to come after Masih Mauood(as) which clearly shows he is a wali, not a nabi. But Holy Prophet(sa) did not say in this manner that I am Khatamunnabiyyeen and other prophets are going to come in my footsteps. But he said, no other prophet of whatever kind of going to come after him. Note the two interpretations and understand it clearly. *********

21 3. What is Divine Khilafat? Divine Khilafat is not an elected system of Khilafat, it is a Khilafat system directly appointed by Allah. Mujaddids and Aulia of Allah comes under this system of Khilafat. Khulafa elected by people after the demise of a prophet or Khalifatullah become corrupted and the Mulookiyat takes place in the place of Divine Khilafat. From the 15 Nos. of traditions mentioned above it is clear that Prophethood has come to a close and there is no prophet of any kind after Prophet Muhammad (sa). But still something is left from the prophethood. What is that? That is clear from the following Hadiths: ق ال ر س و ل الله ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م " لا ن ب وة ب ع د ى ا لا ال م ب ش ر ات " ق ي ل و م ا ال م ب ش ر ات ي ا ر س و ل الله, ق ال ال رؤ ي ا الح س ن ة ا و ق ال ال رؤ ي ا ال صالح ة (8) The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said: There is no Prophethood after me; there will only be harbingers of good news, He was asked, who are the harbingers of good news, O Messenger of Allah? He replied: A true vision, or said A righteous vision. (Abu Daud, Vol. 2, page 316). Also see the following tradition: ا س ر اي ي ل ق ال الن بى ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م " ل ق د ك ان ف ي م ن ك ان ق ب ل ك م م ن ب نى ر ج ال ي ك ل م و ن م ن غ ير ا ن ي ك و ن و ا ا ن ب ي اء ف ا ن ي ك ن م ن ا متى ا ح د ل ك ان ع م ر " The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said: There have been before you among the children of Israel people, who were spoken to (by God) thought they were not Prophets. If there be such a one in my Ummah, he would be Umar. (Bukhari, Kitab al-manaqib, Vol. 2, page 282, printed Darul Maarifah, Beruit). 21

22 So from the prophethood, Mubashirat (Good news and true visions) is left. Also Muhaddisiyyat (Revelation from Allah without prophethood is also left). Masih Mauood (as) also confirmed this about his claim: عن ابى هريرة رضى الله تعالى عنه قال قال النبى قدكان فيمن قبلكم من بنى اسراءيل رجال يكلمون من غير عن يكونو انبياء فان يك فى امتى منها احد فعمر صحيح بخارى God knows perfectly well that my intention, from the very beginning, has never been to use the word nabi to denote a real (haqiqi) prophet but only to signify a muhaddath which word the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), has explained as meaning one who is spoken to by God. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), is reported to have said about muhaddath: Thus among those before you of the Israelites there used to be men who were spoken to by God though they were not prophets, and if there is one such among my followers, he is 'Umar' (Bukhari, vol. I, p. 521 part 14, ch. Managib'Umar)." (Majmua Ishtiharat Vol1, Page 97) وإن رسولنا خاتم النبيين وعليه انقطعت سلسلة المرسلين. فليس حق أح د أ ن ي دعى النب وة بعد رسولنا المصط فى على الطريقة المستقل ة وما بقى بعده ا لا كثرةالمكالمة وهو بشرط الات باعلابغيرمتابعةخير البري ة. Surely, Our Prophet is Khatamunnabiyyen (last of the prophets) and with him the messengership is cut off. Now it is not befitting to anybody to make a claim of an independent prophethood after our Prophet (S.A). And after him nothing is left except the abundance of Mukalama (conversation of Allah i.e. revelation from Allah) and that is also with the 22

23 condition of following him (S.A). (Roohani Khazain Vol. 22 Page 689.) After Holy Prophet(sa), there is no prophet is going to come, then who else will be coming? That is clear from the following Hadith: ق ال الن بى ص ل ى الله ع ل ي ه و س ل م " ك ان ت ب ن و ا س ر اي ي ل ت س و س ه م الا ن ب ي اء ك ل م ا ه ل ك ن بى خ ل ف ه ن بى و ان ه لا ن بى ب ع د ى و س ي ك ون خ ل ف اء " The Holy Prophet (P.B.H.) said, The children of Israel were guided by the Prophets. When a Prophet died, another succeeded him. However, there will be no Prophet after me, there will be only Caliphs. (Bukhari: Kitab-ul-Anbiya Vol.2 page 257 printed Darul Maarifah, Beruit, Labanon). Arrival of Khulafa is also promised by Allah in the Holy Qur an as follows: و ع د ٱ ٱل ذ ين آم ن وا م ن ك م و ع م ل وا ٱل صالح ات ل ي س ت خ ل ف ن ه م فى ٱلا ر ض ك م ا ٱس ت خ ل ف ٱل ذ ين م ن ق ب ل ه م و ل ي م ك ن ن له م د ين ه م ٱل ذ ى ٱر ت ض ى له م و ل ي ب د ل ن ه م م ن ب ع د خ و ف ه م أ م نا ي ع ب د ون نى لا ي ش ر ك ون بى ش ي ي ا و م ن ك ف ر ب ع د ذ ل ك 23 ف ا و ل ي ك ه م ٱل ف اس ق ون. 24: 56. Allah has promised to those among you who believe and do good works that He will, surely, make them successors in the earth, as He made Successors from among those who were before them; and that He will, surely, establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them; and that He will, surely, give them in exchange security and peace after their fear; They will worship Me and they will not associate anything with Me. Then whoso disbelieves after that, they will be the rebellious. So in the Ummah of Prophet Muhammad(sa) only Khulafa will be there. What is the claim of Masih Mauood (as), is he claiming as a Khalifa or as a prophet?

24 Masih Mauood (as) says: 24 Read the Ayah Istikhlaf in the Surah Noor. I have also come according the promise made in this Ayah and because of this reason I am called the Promised one (Mauood). (Malfoozat, Volume v/v Page 666, Speech at Lahore on 17 th May 1908, six days before his demise). Remember that the 12th Khalifa of Islam who should be on the turn of 13th century is comparable to Prophet Yahya (as) but the 13th Khalifa of Islam who should be at the turn of 14th century whose name is Promised Messiah (Roohani Khazain, Volume 17, Page 193) It is also clear from his following prophecy of Masih Mauood that he is only a Khalifa: وانى على مقام الختم من الولاية كما كان سيدى المصطفى على مقام الختم من النبوة لاولى بعدى الا الذى هو منى وعلى عهدى "I have brought the chain of sainthood (wilayah) to an end as our leader the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), has brought the chain of prophethood to a close. He is the Last of the Prophets (Khatam al-anbiya) and I am last of the saints (Khatam al-auliya). There is no saint

25 (wali) after me except he who is from me and is in my footsteps." (Khutba Ilhamiyya, p. 35). There are two type of Khilafat. One is directly appointed by Allah. Like Hazrath Adam(as), other prophets, all the Mujaddids of Muslim Ummah who are directly appointed by Divine revelations. They are the Khalifatullah. There are other Khulafa also, elected by people after the death of a Prophet or a Mujaddid. But their validity is lost when Allah appoints another person as His own Khalifa directly. That is what is promised in the above Ayah. It should not be confused with the Khulafa elected by people. The Khalifa elected by Allah will be receiving direct revelation from Him in abundance like the Mujaddids of Muslim Ummah. But Khulafa elected by men become corrupted after certain periods, like the Khulafa of Holy Prophet (sa) as well as the Khulafa of Masih Mauood (as). The khilafturrashida came to an end after the fourth Khalifa in the case of Holy Prophet (S.A.) and in a similar manner, it became corrupted after the first khilafat in the case of Masih Mauood (as). The validity of the khilafat elected by the people is finished when Allah raises his own Khalifa. (Al-Wasiyyat Urdu Page 11, Islam International Publications Limited, 2004, available online) And till that time when someone inspired by God with the Holy Spirit is raised by Him, all of you should work in harmony with one another. (The Will (Al-Wasiyyat) Page 9, Islam International Publications Limited, 2005 available online). From the above examples, it is clear that the Ahmadiyya Khilafat is not the divine Khilafat of divine Khilafat is not he Ahmadiyya Khilafat. It is a temporaty arrangement between the two Khalifas appointed by Allah, because Allah appoints his Khalifa or Mujaddid in every century. So to fill the gaps 25

26 between the periods of two Mujaddis, the elected system of Khilafat remains and once Allah appoints his own Khalifa, the validity of the elected khilafat is lost because the elected Khalifa is also supposed to accept the new Khalifa or new Mujaddid appointed by Allah. ********* 26

27 4. Meaning of the coming of Prophets in the Holy Qur an: It is argued that whoever follows the Holy Prophet (SA) will become prophets based on the following Ayah of Holy Qur an: و م ن ي ط ع ٱ و ٱل رس ول ف ا و ل ي ك م ع ٱل ذ ين أ ن ع م ٱ ع ل ي ه م م ن ٱلن ب ي ين و ٱلص د يق ين و ٱل شه د آء و ٱل صالح ين و ح س ن أ ول ي ك ر ف يقا. 4: 70. And whoso obeys Allah and this Messenger shall be among those on whom Allah has bestowed His blessings - the Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs, and the Righteous. And an excellent company are they. It is not said here that they will become prophets. They will be among the prophets or they will have the status of the prophets. Even if it is taken that they will become prophets, then there should be many prophets. Not one prophet. So based on the above Ayah to say that during the last 1300 years, only one prophet appeared among the Muslim Ummah is very absurd. علماء أمتي كا نبياء بني إسراي يل But if we take the Hadith that Ulama (Divine Scholars ) of my Ummah is like the prophets of Bani Israel, then there is no confusion of the above Ayah. So many persons from the Muslim Ummah became like prophets and got the status of prophethood, but they are not authorized to make a claim of prophethood. That is what Masih Mauood(as) has taught us. More than thousands of people in the Ummah of Holy Prophet (sa) got the status of prophethood. (Malfoozat- 5Vol-V3, 252). 27

28 Allah the Almighty also called Masih Mauood(as) in the same sense: You are for me like the prophets of Bani Israel (I am like them in a Zilli (reflective) manner). (Announcement of Muslih Mauood 20Feb 1886, Tadhkirah P 112). So to present Masih Mauood(as) as the only one person who got prophethood in the Muslim Ummah is a lie. ********* ومن اعتراضات المك فرينا م قالوا ا ن هذا الرجل ادعى النبوة وقال ا نى من النبي ين. أماالجواب فاعلم يا أخى أنى ما اد عيت النبوة وما قلت لهم ا نى نبى ولكنهم تعج لواوأخطا وا فى فهم قولى "One of the objections of those who call me kafir is that they say: This man claims prophethood and says I am one of the prophets. The answer is that you should know, O brother, that I have not claimed prophethood, nor have I said to them that I am a prophet. But they were hasty and made a mistake in understanding my words" (Hamamat al-bushra, p. 79. Ruhani Khaza'in, vol. 7, pp ) 28

29 5. Prayer in the Surah Fatiha. Another verse of holy Qur'an which is quoted to show that prophets will be coming is one of the verse of the Surah Fatiha which is as under: ٱه د ن ا ٱلص ر اط ٱل م س ت ق يم ص ر اط ٱل ذ ين أ ن ع م ت ع ل ي ه م غ ير ٱل م غ ض وب ع ل ي ه م و لا ٱل ضا ل ين The Holy Quran in the Sura Fatiha gives us the hope of becoming the likes of prophets. God exhorts us to pray to Him five times a day and beseech Him as follows: Guide us on the right path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favours, meaning O God, grant us the guidance so that we may become the like of Adam, the like of Jesus, and the like of Ahmad mujtaba Muhammad mustafa habib-ullah, and be the like of every siddiq and shaheed of the world. (Izala Auham, p. 257; RK, v. 3, p. 229). Here Masih Mauood(as) cleary says, through this prayer, we are praying to Allah to make us the likes of the prophets. If prophets are meant, then there should have appeared many prophets after Holy Prophet(sa), not one prophet after 1300 years. Even the Sahaba of Holy Prophet(sa) have been praying this prayer throughout their life time and none of them claimed prophethood. 29

30 .. ٱلص ر اط ٱل م س ت ق يم ٱه د ن ا ص ر اط ٱل ذ ين أ ن ع م ت ع ل ي ه م غ ير ٱل م غ ض وب ع ل ي ه م عليهم منعم whenever Almighty God, out of His great grace, bestows upon some person the robe and status of sainthood, He grants him clear distinction over his peers and his contemporaries in all of four things. This verse [1:5-6] has been explained at the other place in the Holy Quran [4:69] where it is made clear that by those upon whom God has bestowed favours are meant the prophets, the siddiq, the shaheed, and the salih. The perfect man has all of these four qualities combined in him. (Tiryaqul-Qulub; RK, v. 15, p ). ************* "(11) Question: A claim to prophethood has been made in Fath-i Islam? Answer: I have not claimed prophethood. I have only claimed to be a Muhaddath (one spoken to by God) and this, too, under the divine command. Muhaddathiyyah undoubtedly contains a strong element of prophethood." (Izale Auham Page ) 30

31 6. Ayah of Surah Jumua. Another verse of Holy Qur'an which is quoted to show that prophet will be coming is the following verse of Surah Juma: و آخ ر ين م ن ه م ل ما ي ل ح ق وا م However, it is possible that the Holy Prophet, not only once but a thousand times, come into the world in the sense of burooz And this particular burooz was a confirmed promise و آخ ر ين م ن ه م ل ما ي ل ح ق و ا م from God as He said in the Holy Qur an (Ek Ghalati Ka Izala, RK18:215). Masih Mauood(as) has here indicated that the apperance of Holy Prophet(sa) will take place in this world not only once, but many times in a buroozi manner, which indicates the advent of Mujaddids and Saints in the Muslim Ummah. Even though they are like prophets, but they are not supposed to make a claim of prophethood. Thousands of persons in the Umma of the Holy Prophet Muhammad received the rank of prophethood, and the effects and blessings of prophethood were found in them, but they were not openly given the title nabi only because of the dignity of the prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and because of the ending of prophethood... (Promised Messiah s talk on evening of 14th April and morning of 15th April Malfuzat, v. 5, pages , 349, 350, 351.) 31

32 As our Holy Prophet Muhammad is the khatam al-anbiya, and after him there cannot come any prophet, for this reason muhaddases have been substituted for prophets in this religious system. (RK, v. 6, p. 324) Such persons are known as nabi and rasul and muhaddas in the terminology of Islam, and they are privileged with the holy communications and revelations from God, and miracles are shown at their hands. Most of their prayers are granted, and they receive abundant replies from God to their prayers. (RK, v. 20, p.225). a nabi who obtains light from the lamp of the prophethood of Muhammad and does not possess perfect prophethood, who is in other words also called muhaddas, (Izala Auham, p. 575) 32

33 ان يصطلح ولكل Muhaddas too is a mursal (messenger) It is true that, in the revelation which God has sent upon this servant, the words nabi, rasul and mursal occur about myself quite frequently. However, they do not bear their real sense. Wa likullin an yastaliha ( To each the terms that he uses ). It is the terminology of God that He has used such words. In a metaphorical sense God can call any recipient of revelation as nabi or mursal... The Arabs to this day call even the messagebearer of a man as a rasul, so why is it forbidden for God to use the word mursal in a metaphorical sense too? (Siraj Munir, pages 2, 3; RK, v. 12, pages 4, 5). the door of revelation to saints (wahy wilayat) and Divine communication is not closed. Since the purpose is only to testify to the truth of the true religion by means of signs, the signs sent by God, whether through a nabi or through a wali, are of the same rank because the Sender is the same. It is utter ignorance and folly to think that if God sends some Divine assistance at the hands of and through a nabi, then it is 33

34 greater in power and grandeur, but if it is sent through a wali it is less in power and grandeur. (Ayyam-us-Sulh, p. 74; RK, vol. 14, p. 309) God bestowed the honour of His full, perfect, pure and holy, communication and revelation upon some such persons as had reached the stage of fana fir-rasul to the highest degree, so that there remained no separation. The concept of ummati and the meaning of following was found in them to completion and perfection, so that their very being did not remain their own selves, but rather, the person of the Holy Prophet Muhammad was reflected in the mirror of their state of engrossment. On the other hand, they received Divine communication and revelation in the fullest and most perfect sense like prophets. So in this way, some persons, despite being ummati, received the title of nabi. (Wasiyyat-RK20-312) Here he is clearly speaking of several persons among Muslims as receiving full, perfect revelation, reaching the stage of following to the highest degree, and receiving the title nabi. These were the great auliya and mujaddids of the Muslims. There have been hundreds of persons in whom the essence of Muhammad was established, and with God they had the names Muhammad and Ahmad by way of reflection (zill). (A inah Kamalat Islam, p. 346; RK, v. 5, p. 346). 34

35 It is possible that the Holy Prophet, not only once but a thousand times, come into the world in the sense of burooz and express his prophethood in the manner of burooz along with his other qualities. (Ek Ghalati Ka Izala). This just means that, for our spiritual progress and for the good of humanity, we seek from God four kinds of sign in the form of four attainments: the distinctive quality of prophets, of those who are siddiq, of those who are shaheed, and of those are salih. A person can only sanctify God when he continues to ask God for these four kinds of sign. (Tiryaq-ul-Qulub; RK, v. 15, p. 515) ************* 35

36 You are for me like the prophets of Bani Israel (I am like them in a Zilli (reflective) manner). (Announcement of Muslih Mauood 20Feb 1886, Tadhkirah P 112). علماء أمتي كا نبياء بني إسراي يل Ulama (Divine Scholars ) of my Ummah are like the prophets of Bani Israel. (Hadith) 36

37 7. Coming of messengers in the Holy Qur an Following Ayahs of Holy Quran are quoted to prove that messengers will be coming: ما ك ان ٱ ل ي ذ ر ٱل م و م ن ين ع ل ى م ا أ ن ت م ع ل ي ه ح تى يم يز ٱلخ ب يث م ن ٱلط ي ب و م ا ك ان ٱ ل ي ط ل ع ك م ع ل ى ٱل غ ي ب و ل ك ن ٱ يج ت بى م ن رس ل ه م ن ي ش ا ء ف ا م ن وا ب ٱ و ر س ل ه و إ ن ت و م ن وا و ت ت ق وا ف ل ك م أ ج ر ع ظ ي م 3:180. Allah would not leave the believers in the state in which you are, until He separated the wicked from the good. Nor would Allah reveal to you the unseen. But Allah chooses of His Messengers whom He pleases. Believe therefore in Allah and His Messengers. If you believe and be righteous, you shall have a great reward. ياب ني آد م إ ما ي ا ت ي ن ك م ر س ل ف لا خ و ف ع ل ي ه م و لا ه م يح ز ن و ن م نك م ي ق صون ع ل ي ك م آي ات ى ف م ن ٱت ق ى و أ ص ل ح 7: 36. O children of Adam, If Messengers come to you from among yourselves, rehearsing My Signs unto you, then whoso shall fear God and do good deeds, on them shall come no fear nor shall they grieve. ي ا ي ه ا ٱل رس ل ك ل وا م ن ٱلط ي ب ات و ٱ ع م ل وا ص الح ا إ نى بم ا ت ع م ل ون ع ل ي م 23: 52. O ye Messengers, eat of the pure things and do good works. Verily, I am Well-Aware of what you do. From the above Ayah also, it is clear that there should be many messengers, not one and the subject is already explained before. 37

38 ف لا ي ظ ه ر ع ل ى غ ي ب ه أ ح دا إ لا م ن ٱر ت ض ى م ن رس و ل The Holy Quran says: He does not make His unseen known to anyone except a rasul whom He chooses, i.e. to disclose unseen matters perfectly is only the work of those who are rasul; others are not given this status. By rasul are meant those persons who are sent from Almighty God, whether it is a nabi, or a rasul, or a muhaddas and mujaddid. (Ayyam as-sulh, p. 171, footnote; RK, v. 14, p. 419). So Mujaddids are also the messengers of Allah and there have been many messengers in the Muslim Ummah even before the advent of Masih Mauood(as), which means they were appointed by Allah and gave them revelations to show the truthfulness of Islam. But they were not allowed to make a open claim of messengership because in reality they were the Ummati of Holy Prophet(sa) and by following him they attained this status. ************* 38

39 8. Meesaqunnabiyyeen. Usually Ahmadis of Qadiyani Jama at interpret the following Ayah to prove that a prophet will be coming after the Holy Prophet(sa), to establish the prophethood of Masih Mauuod(as). To understand it clearly, let us see how Masih Mauood (as) has interpreted the same: و إ ذ أ خ ذ ٱ م يث اق ٱلن ب ي ين ل م ا آت ي ت ك م م ن ك ت اب و ح ك م ة ثم ج ا ء ك م ر س و ل مص د ق ل م ا م ع ك م ل ت و م ن ن ب ه و ل ت ن ص ر ن ه ق ال أ أ ق ر ر تم و أ خ ذ تم ع ل ى ذ ل ك م إ ص ر ى ق ال وا أ ق ر ر ن ا ق ال ف ٱش ه د وا و أ ن ا م ع ك م م ن ٱل شاه د ي ن 3:82. And remember the time when Allah took from all the prophets, a covenant that when I give you the Book and Wisdom and then come to you my Messenger of last time testifying your book then you should believe in him and help him. And He said, `did you agree, and did you accept the responsibility which I laid upon you in this matter? They said `We did agree. He said `then bear witness and I am also a witness with you. (Haqiqatul Wahy Page , RK22- P ) 39

40 Now it is clear that the prophets died in their time. This command is for the people of all the prophets that when that prophet comes, the people should believe in him (in His last prophet), otherwise they will be liable for punishment. (Haqiqatul Wahy Page , RK22-P ). و إ ذ أ خ ذ ن ا م ن ٱلن ب ي ين م يث اق ه م و م ن ك و م ن ن وح و إ ب ر اه يم و م وس ى و ع يس ى ٱب ن م ر يم و أ خ ذ ن ا م ن ه م م يث اقا غ ل يظا 33: 8. And call to mind when We took from the Prophets their covenant, and from thee, and from Noah and Abraham, and Moses and Jesus, son of Mary, and We indeed, took from them a solemn covenant. Here there can be a doubt from the word from thee. From thee means, from the people of the last prophet that it is also their duty to believe in him (the last prophet), otherwise they also will be liable for punishment. Only the belief in Allah will not be enough, the belief in the last prophet is also required for salvation. Some people may think that Prophet Eisa was not given a book. But he was a follower of the book Torah. ق ال إ نى ع ب د ٱ آت انى ٱل ك ت اب و ج ع ل نى ن ب ي ا 19: 31. Jesus said, `I am a servant of Allah. He has given me the Book, and has made me a Prophet. So to take the above verse to show a prophet will be coming after Holy Prophet(sa) show their ignorance of the teahing of Masih Mauood(as) or they are hiding the truth knowlingly. ************* 40