Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 307
Holy Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him?. The opponents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community may argue to their heart's content, that, since the son of Mary would not be a new prophet but will merely retain his sanctity as a former prophet: 'this position is neither contrary to faith in the Finality of Prophethood today nor will it be derogatory to this belief in the time of Christ's. second advent in the world. ' 80. Nevertheless, this does not alter the fact that if Jesus were to appear after the advent of the Holy Prophet of Islam, he would be, chronologically, the last in the line of prophets. The weird excuse that he would not be a new prophet but would merely retain his sanctity as a former prophet is totally irrelevent to the question of the chronological finality of prophethood ― last being a happening or coming at the end or after all others. . And, if the expression Khataman Nabiyeen allegedly means the 'last in the line of Prophets,' 81 would this appearance of the son of Mary at the end of time, before the day of Doom, not then entitle him to the status of being the last prophet in the line of Prophets and the final apostle of God. Almighty, in time? Would this then not undermine our beloved Prophet, the Khatamal Anbiyya's status as the last in the line of Prophets - he not being the last chronologically since he, according to the critics is to be followed by the son of Mary at the end of time. . ANTAGONISTS' ARGUMENT NOT SUPPORTED. BY TRADITIONS CITED BY THEIR OWN PUBLICATIONS. One also needs to appreciate that the excuse to the effect that Jesus's advent, after the advent of the Holy Prophet would not breach the finality of prophethood since Jesus would not be a new prophet but will merely retain his sanctity as a former prophet, does not hold any substance since most Traditions cited by the critics of Hazrat Mirza 80. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 65 308 81. lbid: pg 11