Ahmadi Belief: With reference to Quranic verses, justified or not?

Question:
Aslam o elecom,
Dear Dr. khalid zaheer sahib,i am really amazed and pleased to listen to you during this ramazan. Alhamdolela i belong to Jamat-a-ahmadyya and your behaviour towards different issues and your temperament forced me to ask a question which states:
When it is clearly mentioned in the Holy Quran that a true follower of Hazrat Aqdas Mohammad(S.A.W)can be granted with the blessings of any one of the followings,nabuwwat,sadeqeat,shaheed and salehat. Then,what is your opinion? Why ummat has a number of shaheed,sadiqe and saleh in every era of pasta nd present but is being deprived of a prophet even when ALLAH has promised.
Dr.sahib ahmadies always preached alhamdolela everywhere in the world but I have never met a person who preached to an ahamdi. waslam

Response:
Assalamo Alaikum
The fact that Muslims have been promised to attain any one of the ranks of Prophets (Nabiyyin), Siddiqin, Shuhada, and Salihin is an incorrect understanding of the following Qur'anic verse: "Whoever obediently follows Allah and His messenger, such are the people who are going to be with those people whom Allah has bestowed with His rewards, who include Nabiyyin, Siddiqin, Shuhahda, and Salihin. And what a good company such people are going to make." (Qur'an; 4:69) The verse is clearly mentioning that all obedient Muslims are going to enter the paradise, where they will be in the company of good people who would belong to the four categories mentioned in the verse. There are two clear evidences in the verse to show that it is the company of people the residents of paradise will get which have been described in the verse and not the worldly status for the people who will be obedient: The word used for them is Ma'a, which is used for company (to be with), like we often use in our invitation cards as well: "Please come ma'a ahlo ayal". It is not used in Arabic to mean to be a part of it. If there are any examples of such usage of Ma'a, they are either understood in a mistaken sense or have been used metaphorically. The literal meanings of Ma'a are to be with and not to be a part of. The Qur'an doesn't use words in their rare, metaphorical meanings. It has been revealed to guide the entire mankind in clear Arabic (Arabiyye Mubin).
The other evidence in support of my claim is that the verse ends by saying "wa hasuna ulaika rafiqa" (And what a good company such people are going to make). That puts a complete stamp of disapproval on all interpretations that claim that the verse is suggesting a possibility that the obedient people are likely to become prophets too. That topic is not being discussed in this verse at all.
It is sad that non-Ahmadies don't preach to Ahmadies. I would like to be an exception. I believe that Ahmadies have every right to be preached what we believe is the right version of Islam. In the process, we must listen to them with an open mind. I have myself talked to several Ahmadies on different occasions. What I have noticed is that like non-Ahmadies, they too are emotionally attached to their point of view. If you are prepared to discuss your point of view with open mind without allowing your emotional
attachments to influence your thought process, you are most welcome to discuss. After all, what else is the purpose of following religion, especially Islam, if not following the truth?

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