Islam Rediscovered
17. Prophetic Vision
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according to the Bahai records, was that he was a
Mahadi (Guided Person) and the manifestation of
the unknowable God—
Mazhar-e-Haq
. (
EB
-732).
The declaration of the Prophet Muhammad, may
peace be upon him, that he was the last Prophet still
remains unquestioned. The case of Bahaullah does
not even figure in the list. For he never claimed to
be a Prophet of God. What he claimed, rightly or
wrongly, was something else, having nothing to do,
directly with the declaration of the Prophet of God.
Another example is that of the India born Mirza
Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (d. 1908), regarded by
some as a prophet. But, according to the historically
established record, this attribution has no sanction
in the works of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani.
Therefore, he cannot be included in the list of
prophets for he never pronounced himself to be a
Prophet of God. On the contrary what he claimed,
was that he was a shadow of the Prophet
Muhammad. He never projected himself as an
independent Prophet. He thus left it entirely to the
Prophet Muhammad either to validate or nullify his
position in terms of prophethood.
