Are Ahmadis Not True Muslims? — Page 31
? 31 he was never kh a tam in the beginning, since no past prophet received his seal. He is simply targeting the word kh a tam [seal] by being sarcastic and has utterly forgotten the true significance of this term. The Holy Prophet Muhammad saw was declared the Seal of the Prophets in the Holy Quran. It is an all-encompassing seal and leaves no prophet out. Thus, his belief that all prophets before the prophethood of the Holy Prophet saw are outside the sphere of kh a tamiyyat exposes his complete ignorance. The fact of the matter is that the word kh a tam not only carries the meaning of being the most excellent, but it also means the authenticator. Similarly, ‘seal’ does not mean that the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw was just like a post office stamp, God forbid, as per the thinking of the maulav i s of the modern age. Instead, the imprint of the prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw has been given the title of kh a tam. This means that any prophet who deviates in any way from the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw will not be authenticated as being a prophet by the Holy Prophet, whether he came before or after. On the other hand, any prophet who has the imprint of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw in varying degrees, will receive authentication by the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw according to his rank. Keeping these meanings in view, the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw is kh a tam for all times. Even those prophets from the past can be called prophets if they bear his seal of prophethood. This is corroborated by the following saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw :