Gohar Shahi is not the Lord’s name,
it is a familial attachment.
So then what is their name?
Why is Imam Mehdi’s Name ‘Gohar Shahi’?
In the Bible,
the name of Prophet Muhammad (s) was mentioned.
When the Bible was descended upon Jesus Christ,
it prophesied the advent of Prophet Muhammad (s).
[It says] ‘There shall come a prophet after me
who shall be called Ahmed’.
However, the name of the Prophet (s)
that became known was ‘Muhammad’.
Those who were searching for a prophet called Ahmed
and would be told that this prophet is none other than Muhammad (s),
they too would say the same,
‘if Muhammad (s) is that prophet
then why is his name Muhammad and not Ahmed?’
This is the same situation.
Now, many people...
and at that time, nobody understood
why the name Ahmed was mentioned in the Bible
whereas the Qur’an says, Muhammad.
When the Holy Bible was descended upon Jesus Christ,
God had not yet brought the body of Prophet Muhammad (s) into creation.
Only the Prophet’s soul was in existence.
And the name of the soul of the Prophet (s) is Ahmed.
When the Prophet (s) arrived in this world after 600 years,
he was called Muhammad (s).
But they were searching for someone called Ahmed,
so they did not benefit.
In a similar way, it is mentioned in the ahadith
that the blessed name of Imam Mehdi
shall be in line with the blessed name of Prophet Muhammad (s).
Now, if someone selects Muhammad as their name,
are there any prohibitions for it? No, right?
There are no prohibitions. Many people have used that name.
When I was born, my parents named me ‘Muhammad Younus’.
There are no prohibitions.
However, these esoteric personalities,
the spiritual dignitaries that are descended by God
are eponyms of their name.
They carry the qualities and realities of their names.
If someone is granted a name by God,
such a person will possess the qualities and realities of that name.
Now, what would be the name of Imam Mehdi, legally, as per the divine and religious laws?
‘Muhammad’ is the name of the Prophet’s body.
There is only one body of the Prophet (s), there cannot be two.
The body of the Prophet (s) is unique,
there cannot be two of them.
Therefore, the name ‘Muhammad’ cannot be chosen by God for Imam Mehdi,
because it is the name of Prophet Muhammad’s body.
So what would their name be?
In order to understand that, we need to know
that the name of the soul of the Prophet (s) is Ahmed,
and there were two types of souls that were sent.
The holy Qur’an states
that there are two types of souls:
celestial and terrestrial souls.
The souls that are used for the formation of the body;
the binding, botanical and bio spirits,
they are called ‘terrestrial souls’.
The souls that descend from above
are called celestial souls.
The main soul of the Prophet (s), the blessed soul,
is called Ahmed.
The Akhfa of the Prophet (s) is called Hamid
and the Ana of the Prophet (s) is called Mehmood.
The terrestrial spirits are a part of the main soul of the Prophet (s) which is called Ahmed.
So, when God entered the essence of Ahmed in Imam Mehdi,
God did not just render the name of the Prophet’s soul, Ahmed,
rather the other part of the soul, the terrestrial spirits,
has been entered into the body of Imam Mehdi
due to which they have ‘Ahmed’ in their name
and they also possess the other part of the soul. Alright?
Now, we use the word ‘Sarkar’ out of respect.
This does not come from God.
You have asked me why we call upon the Lord as ‘Sarkar Gohar Shahi’.
When we human beings
speak about or to His Divine Eminence, we respectfully use the word ‘Sarkar’.
We use the word Sarkar with reverence when we address the Lord.
Now, let’s talk about the name ‘Gohar Shahi’.
Gohar Shahi is the familial name of the Lord.
A spiritual dignitary by the name of Gohar Shah came into the family of HDE Gohar Shahi.
Keeping this familial relationship in perspective,
the Lord attached the name ‘Gohar Shahi’ with their own,
to denote their relationship with ‘Gohar Shah’.
Gohar Shahi is not the Lord’s name,
it is a familial attachment.
So then what is their name?
Their name is Riaz Ahmed.
What is their name? [Audience: Riaz Ahmed].
What does Riaz Ahmed mean?
The Garden of Ahmed.
So, Imam Mehdi’s name is indeed in line with the name of Prophet Muhammad (s).
Just as the Bible mentioned Ahmed for the Prophet (s),
similarly, the name Ahmed is included in the name of Imam Mehdi (a), not Muhammad.
Because the name ‘Muhammad’
is confined to the body of Prophet Muhammad (s).
‘wa lil aakhirati khaira lakum min al oola (Your following era shall be greater for you than the previous)’.
According to this Qur’anic condition,
the second part of the blessed soul of the Prophet (s), the terrestrial souls
shall be in the body of Imam Mehdi,
due to which
they also have the presence of both, the name of Ahmed and the person of Ahmed.
If it is just the name without the qualities of the person then it’s a fraud.
It is the truth when both the person and the name are together.
If your name is Abdullah (servant of God)
and you have no such attributes of servitude,
then you’re a fraud, aren’t you?
If your name is Ghulam Rasool (servant of the Prophet)
and you have not attained servitude to the Prophet (s),
then it is a fraud, isn’t it?
If the name is Ahmed
and there is no quality of Ahmed,
then this too is a fraud.
Just as the name Ahmed was used for Prophet Muhammad (s) in the Bible,
similarly, the name Ahmed is used for Imam Mehdi as a representation of Prophet Muhammad (s),
because it represents the blessed soul of the Prophet (s).