Note 15.

Again, it is clear that Hazrat Mirza is speaking of the linguistic or literal use of the words nabi and rasul, the sense in which they apply to saints.

Note 16.

It has been shown in Notes 9 and 12 above that such a person, who is a fana fir-rasul and receives the names 'Muhammad' and 'Ahmad', is not a prophet.

Note 17.

As shown in a quotation given earlier, the man who attains "a complete union and absence of difference" is a saint:

"...muhaddas, ... due to his obedience to the Holy Prophet and due to his being fana fir-rasul, he is included within the person of the Last of the Messengers, just as a part is included in the whole." (Izala Auham, September 1891, p. 575)

In this quotation he uses the expression "included within the person of the Holy Prophet, as a part is included in the whole", which is the same as "a complete union and absence of difference".

Note 18.

As shown above in Notes 10 and 12, it is saints who receive the names of prophets by way of zill, i.e. due to reflecting the image of prophets, or having a likeness to prophets.