[Next Sunday afternoon when the children had finished their homework with help from Salma’s mother, they asked her the question, which was bothering them.]
BUSHRA—Every type of knowledge is contained in the Holy Quran, the best explanation of which is given by the Founder of Islam, Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. In the present age, the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, India, who was appointed by God Almighty to be the Reformer of the present age, revived this knowledge for our benefit.
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was very distressed to find that people were drifting away from their Creator. He tried to bring people closer to God Almighty. Many opposed him but some followed him. His followers are known as Ahmadi Muslims and they are growing in number very fast throughout the world.
JOHN—Are you an Ahmadi Muslim?
BUSHRA—Yes. I am one of his followers and all that I have learned is from the Holy Quran, the Sayings of the Holy Prophet of Islam and the writings of the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
JOHN—Auntie! Salma told me that he was a Prophet of God to whom God used to speak and sometimes He told him about the incidents which happened later exactly as he was told.
BUSHRA—Yes. He was a Prophet of God. He was the Promised Messiah and Mahdi the world was waiting for. He came as a subordinate Prophet to the Holy Prophet of Islam. He believed Islam to be the final and complete code of life for the whole of mankind. In some of his writings he declared that God exists and that he communicated with him. I will read out to you some of his writings.