The Seal of Prophethood as the Perfect Man — Essence of Islam Vol. 3

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In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 3), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon The Seal of Prophethood as the Perfect Man, presenting profound spiritual insights and scriptural verities.

Book Series: Essence of Islam (Volume 3)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS)
Section: Part 5: Prophethood in Islam
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Prophethood in Islam 129 Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and it is necessary for every Muslim to believe in it.
[Malfuzat, vol. 1, pp. 286-287]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 3, p. 129]

The vision of the Perfect Man, to whom the Holy Qur’an was revealed, was not limited. His concern and sympathy for all was faultless. His self was imbued with perfect sympathy that transcended the limitations of time and space. That is why he was granted full and complete share of the manifestation of Divine Providence. Thus, he became the Seal of the Prophets. This was not because no one was to be granted any spiritual grace after him, but because no one could achieve any grace without the attestation of his seal, and that the door of converse with God would never be closed to his followers. No other Prophet has been granted this seal; he is the only one through whose seal such Prophethood can be achieved and for which it is necessary that its recipient should be a follower of his. His high resolve and deep sympathy did not desire to leave his followers in a position of disadvantage and did not tolerate that the door of revelation, which is the true basis of complete comprehension, should be closed upon them. He desired that, in order to maintain the sign of the Seal of Prophethood, the grace of revelation should be confined to his followers, and the door of revelation should be closed for those who are not his followers. It was in this sense that God made him the Seal of the Prophets. Thus it has been forever ordained that he who is not his follower, and is not completely devoted to him, can never be the recipient of perfect revelation, inasmuch as independent Prophethood came to an end with him (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.) But Prophethood by way of zill [reflection], which is to receive Divine revelation through the grace of Muhammadsa, shall continue till the Judgement Day, so that the door of spiritual perfection should not be closed on mankind and the sign which the high resolve of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) desired—namely, that the doors of converse with God should remain open and the comprehension of the Divine, which is the basis of salvation, should not become extinct. [Haqiqat-ul-Wahi, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 22, pp. 29-30]. The question can be raised that as there have been many Prophets among the followers of Mosesas, it therefore follows that the status of Mosesas was higher than that of the Holy Prophetsa. The answer is that these Prophets were raised by God independently of Mosesas, but there have been thousands of saints through the blessing of following the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and also the one who was both a follower and a Prophet. There is no other instance of such bounteous grace in the case of any other Prophet. Among the followers of Mosesas, with the exception of the Prophets, most other people were spiritually imperfect, and the Prophets themselves were raised independently of Mosesas. But among Muslims thousands achieved sainthood by following the Holy Prophetsa alone.
[Haqiqat-ul-Wahi, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 22, p. 30, footnote]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 3, p. 129]

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