With-Love-to-Muhammad

Examples of Khātam used in other contexts 53ا ‎د اور ‎ی ‎د َ ‎ں اس وہ اور ‎ی اور ‎ں ‎م ‎ں ‎ت37 ا‎ ‎ت ۔ And I am not one who rejects the greatness of Hazrat‘Īsā as . God has informed me that the Masīh of theMuhammadan dispensation is greater in statuscompared to the Masīh of the Mosaic dispensation.However, I have great respect for Masīh as IbnMariam because, in terms of spirituality, I am theKhātam-ul-Khulafā’ in Islām just as Masīh Ibn Mariamwas the Khātam-ul-Khulafā’ for the Israelitedispensation. In the Mosaic dispensation, Ibn Mariamwas the Promised Messiah and in the Muhammadandispensation, I am the Promised Messiah. Hence, Irespect him who has the same name as me and only amischievous one and a liar would say to me that I dono respect Masīh as Ibn Mariam 38 .It is clear from the context of the above quotation that HazratMirzā Ghulām Ahmad as is not using the word khātam to speakof the finality of the Khilāfah of Hazrat ‘Īsā as in terms of time. Heis actually speaking of Hazrat ‘Īsā’s as finality in terms of statusbecause he compares him to himself and states that he is theKhātam-ul-Khulafā’ in Islām in terms of spirituality just as MasīhIbn Mariam as was the Khātam-ul-Khulafā’ for the Israelites. If hehad intended to speak of his or Hazrat ‘Īsā’s as finality in terms oftime, he would have said:37رو‎ ‎ا‎۔ ‎١٩۔‎ ‎ح ۔‎ ١٨38Kishtī-e-Nūh, Rūhānī Khazā’in, Volume 19, Page 18