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PERVERSITY OF THE MULLAHS. Infact, the adversaries of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are themselves aware that the expression Khataman Nabiyeen employed in the Quranic verse 33. 41 does not refer to the chronological finality of the prophethood of our beloved lord and master, Hazrat Muhammed. Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. But bigotry and not conviction demands that they deviate from the actual meaning of the expression since in rendering the expression as the Seal of the. Prophets, they fear that the Ahmadi Muslims will use it to prove truth of the claim of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian. This ingrained fear of the bigoted mullahs and hence the need to distort the true significance and meaning of the expression Khataman Nabiyeen has been expressed by them in their own publications. For instance, a footnote to the mullah, Abul Ala Maududi's essay admits in relation to the expression. Khataman Nabiyeen: 'Yusuf Ali renders this "the seal of prophets” and adds footnotes to explain that the seal here is used in meaning of sealing a document when it is complete. I would prefer to render it "The Last of Allah's prophets" because the Arabic phrase conveys the two meanings of "last" and "seal” as interchangeable though the one aimed at is clear of the two approaches. To render the verse as "the seal" is to run the risk of utilization by Qadiyanis. "'21. Does this admission not demonstrate perversity par excellence? It is not evident from the above excuse that the bigoted mullahs of this day and age are, in their desperation, prepared to tamper with the meaning of the Quranic verses so as not to run the risk of utilization by Ahmadi. Muslims? Otherwise what other feasible explanation do they have for not rendering the expression Khataman Nabiyeen as the Seal of the Prophets when that is what it actually means in this instance, and that is exactly what Muslim scholars of repute have, throughout the history of the. Ummah, believed it means. 21. Maududi, A. A: The Problem of Qadianism: Destructive Movements. Three Essays on. Qadianism: Majliss of Al Haq Publication, Canadian Edition: pg 41 288