With-Love-to-Muhammad

Examples of Khātam used in other contexts 53
ا ‎د اور ‎ی ‎د َ ‎ں اس
وہ اور ‎ی اور ‎ں ‎م ‎ں ‎ت
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ا‎ ‎ت ۔
And I am not one who rejects the greatness of Hazrat
‘Īsā as . God has informed me that the Masīh of the
Muhammadan dispensation is greater in status
compared to the Masīh of the Mosaic dispensation.
However, I have great respect for Masīh as Ibn
Mariam because, in terms of spirituality, I am the
Khātam-ul-Khulafā’ in Islām just as Masīh Ibn Mariam
was the Khātam-ul-Khulafā’ for the Israelite
dispensation. In the Mosaic dispensation, Ibn Mariam
was the Promised Messiah and in the Muhammadan
dispensation, I am the Promised Messiah. Hence, I
respect him who has the same name as me and only a
mischievous one and a liar would say to me that I do
no respect Masīh as Ibn Mariam 38 .
It is clear from the context of the above quotation that Hazrat
Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad as is not using the word khātam to speak
of the finality of the Khilāfah of Hazrat ‘Īsā as in terms of time. He
is actually speaking of Hazrat ‘Īsā’s as finality in terms of status
because he compares him to himself and states that he is the
Khātam-ul-Khulafā’ in Islām in terms of spirituality just as Masīh
Ibn Mariam as was the Khātam-ul-Khulafā’ for the Israelites. If he
had intended to speak of his or Hazrat ‘Īsā’s as finality in terms of
time, he would have said:
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رو‎ ‎ا‎۔ ‎١٩۔‎ ‎ح ۔‎ ١٨
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