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Khataman Nabiyeen because he imparted to us the knowledge of wisdom, guidance and all other spiritual secrets and he directed us to these in the very clear and exhaustive manner. '30. Hazrat Sayyed Abdul Karim Jilani too, did not share the opinion of the ignorant and the foolish or the common men to the effect that the Holy. Prophet, upon whom be peace, was the last prophet. On the contrary, he expressed the opinion that the expression Khataman Nabiyeen signified that only Law bearing prophethood had now ceased. He stated: 'The coming of the Law bearing prophets, after the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings on him, has ceased as he has been exalted to be the Khataman Nabiyeen because he brought with him such a perfect law as no other prophet had brought before him. '³1. The irony of this entire controversy is that the leaders of some of the most hostile anti Ahmadiyya Jamaats have themselves expressed this view in relation to our beloved master's status as the Khataman Nabiyeen. . For instance, Qari Abdul Tayyab of the Darul Uloom of Deoband states: 'Just as there is from among the angels and the satans a person par excellence who excels everyone of its kind in beneficence and cannot be surpassed - Gabriel in the case of angels and Iblis the accursed in the case of satans apportions them evils and wickedness. Similarly, there is a Khatam for the prophets and a Khatam for the Dajjaals, and they are both supreme in their respective spheres. From among the prophets there is he who is the acme of perfection and at the same time bestower of perfection to others. His name is Muhammed, the. Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. '³2. CONTINUATION OF PROPHETHOOD. Whether the adversaries of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community care to admit it or not, the fact remains that our beloved master's status as the Khataman Nabiyeen has absolutely no relationship to the erroneous belief that he is the last in the line of prophets and this is borne out by the 32. Talimati Islam aur Masihi Aqwam: pg 223/224 292 30. Ibid 31. Ibid: pg 68