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the adversaries of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad contend that it refers to chronology and they argue that during the entire course of the Islamic history: 'Muslims have believed, and so do they today, that Prophet. Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the last messenger of God and there can be no prophet after him. ³. Before one proceeds to study what the Muslim Ummah has believed or not believed during the course of the Ummah's history, it may be pertinent to analyse the circumstances which necessitated the revelation of this verse to our beloved lord and master, Hazrat Muhammed. Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. . CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH NECESSITATED. THE REVELATION OF THIS VERSE. It is generally accepted that whenever the adversaries of Islam objected to any aspect of the Islamic faith, our Lord and Master, Allah the Exalted, furnished an answer to the criticism of the antagonists by revealing a Quranic verse or a passage to our beloved Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. A critic of the Ahmadiyya Muslim. Community states in relation to this phenomenon: 'The Holy Quran furnishes answers to the charges of the mischief-mongers at several points without actually mentioning the charge. In each case, however, the relevent text bears unmistakable evidence as to which allegation is being answered. ". The critics of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community contend that the revelation of this particular Quranic passage which employs the phrase. Khataman Nabiyeen was necessiated because the adversaries of our beloved Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, objected to his marriage to Hazrat Zainab, upon whom be peace, the divorced wife of Hazrat Zaid ibn Harith, whom the Holy Prophet had, at one stage adopted as a son. For instance, they state that in this passage of the Holy 8. Maududi, A. A: The Qadiani Problem: pg 2 9. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 3 284