Alislam.org: By Khalifa of Islam; 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 notother 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 butMuhammad 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.

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