| [qadianism] Re: The Finality of Prophethood - Guidance of the Messenger of Allah(SAW) By Farhan Qureshi @yahoo.com |
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How does it change when it comes to the Holy Prophet (SAW): How Rashid???? Where does it say in Hadith that my being Khatum is different fro m the past Khatum's????? No where: give evidence, and we shall here. Wassalaam, Farhan ---Rashid < rasye-@emirates.net.ae > wrote: > > Abdul Aziz wrote: > > > Mirza Sahib after being appointed the Mahdi and the Messiah always used > > 'khatam an nabiyyeen' to mean the last law bearing prophet and not the > > last in time prophet.The references you have given (I do not have those) > > are to be interpretted in the same spirit. > > Let me remind you again: > 1) KHATAM-UL-WALAD - the Last Son! > "I WAS KAHTAM-UL-WALAD (Seal of Son) FOR MY FATHER. NO CHILD WAS BORN AFTER > ME." (Braheen Ahmadiyya part 5, Roohani Khazain, vol. 21 p. 113 written in > 1905 and published after the death of Mirza) > > 2) KHATAM-UL-ANBIYAH - THE LAST PROPHET > "Some of the prophecies in the early books of God regarding Hazrat Eisa AS > have similar meaning to this prophecy (of Mirza) in which it is mentioned that > Jews will not accept him. As has also been mentioned in Injeel with reference > to these prophecies that the stone they had rejected was in fact the corner > stone, that is, He (Eisa Ibne MARYAM) WAS THE KHATAM-UL-ANBIYAH FOR THE > ISRAELITE PROPHETS ........similarly God has told me that they reject you but > I will make you KHATAM-ul-KHULAFA." (Braheen Ahmadiyya part 5, Roohani > Khazain vol.21 p.267) > > 3) KHATAM-UL-KHULAFA - The Last Khalifa > "ACCORDING TO SPIRITUALITY I AM THE KHATAM-UL-KHULAFA IN ISLAM, JUST AS MASEEH > IBNE MARYAM IS THE KHATAM-UL-KHULAFA IN ISRAELITE CHAIN." (Kishtee-e-Nooh, > Roohani Khazain vol.19 p.17. Written in 1902) > > Don't you think that the meanings have been changed by him according to his > (Mirza) convenience? > The same words (Khatam) when used for Hazrat Eisa AS, meant to be the last > prophet but > when it comes to the Holy Prophet, the meanings changed! Mind you this word > was used for > Hazrat Eisa AS in 1905, where as Mirza claimed to be Messiah in 1891. > > > Now to your confusion regarding > > the example of Prophet Myhammad having 11 wives and not marrying any more. > > My point is that all prophets are born in existing societies. They follow > > the traditions and customs (unless they are sins. God saves them) of the > > society. In Arabia the number of wives was not limited. In this spirit the > > Prophet married 11 wives. However, when God revealed a restriction on the > > number of wives to 4, the Prophet desisted from marrying any other. > > Your example is not valid at all. Cheh nisbat khaak raa ba A'aam-e-Pak.Anyway > please note these facts: > > The verse of Holy Quran which deals with restriction of numbers of wives is > Surah Nisa (4) verse 3. This was applicable only to the Muslims and not on the > Prophet SAAW. This surah was revealed in Madina in the the FOURTH year of > Hijrah. Several Companions of Rasoolullah SAAW had more than 4 wives and they > were ordered by Rasoolullah to keep four and divorce the rest and they obeyed. > There is no record in history that Rasoolullah divorced any of his wives. > > Besides Holy Prophet SAAW married several times after this injunction came in > Quran, > > In 4 Hijrah, He SAAW married Umm-e-Salmah RA > In 5 Hijrah, He SAAW married Zainab bint Hajash RA > In 6 Hijrah, He SAAW married Juwairiyah RA > In 7 Hijrah, He SAAW married Safia RA > In 7 Hijrah, He SAAW married Umm-e-Habiba RA > In 7 Hijrah, He SAAW married Maimoona RA > > To summarize, from the age of 25 - 54 Rasooluulah remained married to one wife > only. > For another 4 years he remained married to Hazrat Sauda RA. > At the age of 58, He had 4 wives. > In the next 3 years he married others. Why He married so many, that is another > topic. > > > Exactly like this example, Mirza Sahib believed in Prophet Muhammad (SAS) > > to be the last in time: because the Muslims, at least in India, believed > > so. However, when God revealed to him that he was a nabi, and that this > > status was given to him for his perfect obedience to God and Muhammad > > (SAS), he followed this direction. > > Really! > > For your information Mirza, according to his statement, had been recieving > revelations for several years that he is a prophet and yet he kept ignoring > them. > > "Although for the last 20 years I have been recieving inspirations, many a > times they contained words Prophet (NABI) or Messenger (RASOOL) , but he is > wrong who thinks that by this prophethood and messengership the real > prophethood or messengership is meant." > (The letter of Mirza, Akhbar alHakm, Qadian, No 29 vol.3 dated 17 August 1899) > > "I have never claimed prophethood and have never told them that I am a > prophet, but they have rushed and have misunderstood my statement..." (Roohani > Khazain vol.7 p.296-297) > > However in his later years, after 1901, his statements changed. Mirza Mahmud > says: > > "Earlier also (that is prior to 1901) he (Mirza) used to be addressed as > 'NABI' but he used to interpret it (differently). But when repeatedly Allah > addressed him in his inspirations as NABI and RASOOL, then he realised that he > was really a NABI and not non-NABI as he used to think previously." > (Haqeeqt-e-Nabuwwat, p. 124 by Mirza Mahmud, the 2nd Khalifa) > > Imagine a prophet ignoring the calls from God for more than 20 years! Imagine > the patience that God had with this prophet! 20 years is not a short time in > the life of a 'prophet'. I wonder how you would justify that? > > Wassalam > > Rashid > -- > http://alhafeez.org/rashid/ > [Verily in the Remembrance of Allah do hearts find Peace.(alQuran)] > email: rasye-@emirates.net.ae > rasyed5-@hotmail.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/list/qadianism