Note 40.

See Note 33. Again Hazrat Mirza says that spiritual relationship is what matters, and that being a physical descendant is of no merit in itself.

Note 41.

As explained in many earlier Notes, the sense in which he is a prophet and messenger is the metaphorical or linguistic sense in which these words may be applied to the saints in Islam.

Note 42.

If Hazrat Mirza claimed to be a prophet, of whatever kind, how could he call it a malicious accusation that he claimed to be a prophet, and how could he denounce anyone making this accusation as "a liar and evil-minded"?

Note 43.

Again, the words "my own self does not come into it" show that it is not the person of Hazrat Mirza that has become a prophet. He closes by saying that the prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad did not go to another person, but remained with the Holy Prophet. Therefore the prophethood to be believed in and acknowledged is the prophethood of Muhammad, and not of anyone after him.