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134 <strong>Barahin</strong>-e-ahmadiyya<br />
their hearts. The ultimate purpose of Prophethood—which is<br />
This argument does more than prove the truth of Hadrat Khatamul-<br />
Anbiya’ [the Seal of the Prophets], may peace and blessings of Allah be<br />
upon him; it also establishes his superiority over all other Prophets by<br />
virtue of the fact that he addressed the entire world and the mi ssion<br />
assigned to him was such as would normally be undertaken by thousands<br />
of Prophets. But since God wanted all children of Adam to<br />
become one people and one nation, so that there should remain no<br />
alienation or estrangement between them, and also for the human<br />
race to culminate as a single entity just as it had begun, he sent his<br />
final teaching as common for the entire world. The time, too, was ripe,<br />
because there was increasing communication and interaction between<br />
peoples and nations; they were becoming aware of each other’s existence<br />
and the thoughts and ideas of one influenced the others. This<br />
process is ongoing and has even accelerated with modern innovations,<br />
such as railways, telegrams, ships and so forth. All this undoubtedly<br />
shows that omnipotent God desires the whole world to unite as one<br />
nation. In short, the missions of all past Prophets were limited because<br />
they were sent to specific peoples; but the mission of the holy Prophet,<br />
was boundless and broad because his prophethood was universal.<br />
This is also the reason why the holy Quran contains the refutation<br />
of the false beliefs of all religions of the world, while the Gospels were<br />
content to address the specific evils of the Jews. The universal nature<br />
of the holy Prophet’s ministry thus proves his superiority over other<br />
Prophets. Just as it is true that there can be no greater good than to root<br />
out idolatry and creature-worship and to firmly establish the oneness<br />
and Majesty of God in people’s hearts, it is likewise evident that no<br />
other Prophet ever demonstrated this virtue as perfectly as the holy<br />
Prophet sa . Is there any book in the entire world, other than the holy<br />
Quran, that has established millions of people upon Tauhid? Thus it is<br />
obvious that the greatest [of all prophets] is the one who brought about<br />
such a great reformation.<br />
reverend Pfander, in his book Mizanul-Haq, writes that when Islam<br />
made its appearance, the christians were steeped in very serious innovations<br />
and had ceased to act upon the Gospels. Then, referring to our
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