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 No Claim to Prophethood 

Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is accused of claiming to be a prophet, in violation of the Islamic teaching that the Holy Prophet Muhammad was the Last of the Prophets (Khatam-un-nabiyyin or Khatam-ul-anbiya).

This is an entirely false allegation, as we will now prove.

This discussion is divided into the following topics:

1. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad declared that the Holy Prophet Muhammad was the Last Prophet after whom no prophet at all can possibly come. See link.
2. He repeatedly denied the charge that he was claiming to be a prophet. See link.
3. He explained that the words ‘prophet’ (nabi) and ‘messenger’ (rasul) about him are only meant metaphorically, and not in a real sense. Word ‘prophet’ can be considered as deleted and replaced by muhaddas. See link.
4. He rejected the belief that the Promised Messiah, according to Hadith reports, must be a prophet. See link.
5. In Islamic tradition and practice, the words ‘prophet’ (nabi) and ‘messenger’ (rasul) can be applied to non-prophets. See link.
6. He stated that those who believe in a prophet after the Holy Prophet Muhammad are making that prophet into the Khatam-un-nabiyyin instead of the Holy Prophet. See link.
7. He wrote in a major book one year before his death (Haqiqat-ul-Wahy) that Holy Prophet Muhammad came at the end of all the prophets. See link.
8. He did not claim to be a prophet in Haqiqat-ul-Wahy: Response to Qadiani Jama‘at members. See link.
9. In his Lecture Ludhiana, November 1905, he declared that prophethood ended with the Holy Prophet Muhammad:
   • Urdu article. 27 April 2023
   • English version. 3 May 2023
10. His explanation of Quranic verse (4:69) about “prophets, truthful, faithful, righteous”: four qualities bestowed upon saints in Islam. See link.
11. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on the views of the classical great scholars of Islam about prophethood and revelation. See link.
12. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad DID NOT claim prophethood in his booklet Ayk Ghalati Ka Izala (‘Correction of an Error’ or ‘A Misunderstanding Removed’):
    • Read full translation of Ayk Ghalati Ka Izala in pdf book form, with a detailed study.
    • What Qadianis believe about Ayk Ghalati Ka Izala.
    • Translation of Ayk Ghalati Ka Izala with explanatory notes, as html file.