The question is whether there is a need for the advent of a divine reformer. If the need is established, and our opponents still insist that no divine reformer can come, it would be a grave calumny against the ummah of the Holy Prophet(sa).
Maulana Maududi, reflecting on the status of the Muslims and the need for a Prophet:
The majority of the people look for a perfect man… in other words, they cry out for a Prophet, although orally they proclaim their faith in Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. If anyone believes in the continuation of prophethood, they will do all to silence and destroy him. But in their heart of hearts, they cry out for a Prophet and will settle for nothing less. (The Pamphlet entitled Musalman, published in Shahdara, India, vol. 28, February 1943, cited in Al Fazl, Qadian, vol. 6, March 1943)
How truly, the Promised Messiah(as) says:
In their hearts they agree with us, but verbally they keep on uttering diverse kinds of profanities.
The followers of Maulana Maududi, who are eager to silence the Ahmadis, and the Maulana himself, admit of the gravity of the situation. The vice, the evil, and inequity plaguing the world today has never been seen before. No one except a Prophet can set it straight.
A review of the history of nations, as noted in the Holy Qur’an, reveals that Almighty Allah has never been unmindful of the needs of His servants. He has been blessing them with His warners, rejuvenators and Prophets whenever and wherever the slightest signs of moral turpitude and spiritual weakness occurred. A Prophet was raised to put an end to disparity and dishonesty in weights and measures. Again, a Prophet was raised to stamp out misuse of public funds or personal property.
In short, Allah the Almighty has been raising Prophets to eradicate even minor evils. Why has the way of Allah changed now that there are countless spiritual ills, but the need for a divine rejuvenator is denied. That reminds me of the saying of an English thinker who said that, leaving everything else aside, if we consider the evil of homosexuality, there is great justification for the people of Lot to make a strong protest on the Day of Judgment as to why they were destroyed, but the people of the present age, who exceed them in this evil millions of times, were not destroyed.
New abominations are continuously invented. New ways of oppression, tyranny and injustice are born. Yet, they would say that a divine Messenger is not needed. They would welcome innumerable dajjal, but will not tolerate one who is sent by God for reform.