Nabuwwat and Khilafat

A collection of speeches compiled by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

During the lifetime of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, his entire community accepted him to be an Ummati Nabi – a Prophet who achieved that status by following the Holy Prophet Muhammad^(sa). On his demise in 1908, the entire community also accepted Hazrat Maulvi Nur-ud-Din^(ra), his first successor, as the Khalifah (successor to a Prophet). However, at the election of the second Khalifah, a few people did not accept Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad as the Khalifah. They instead formed a new group called Anjuman Isha’at-e-Islam and established their headquarters in Lahore. The four speeches presented in this book address the following issues:

• The prophecies of the Holy Prophet Muhammad^(sa) about the Promised Messiah^(as) and his status.
• The claims made by the Promised Messiah^(as) about his own status.
• The beliefs of all Ahmadis about Prophethood and Khilafat during the time of the Promised Messiah^(as).
• The beliefs of the elders of the Anjuman Isha’at-e-Islam during the life of the Promised Messiah^(as) and the changes in their beliefs after the demise of the Promised Messiah^(as).