Khataman Nabiyyeen – Interpretations by Eminent Learned Scholars of Islam — Page 16
Maulana Muhammad Qasim, mercy be on him, the successor to Shah Abdul Aziz and the Founder of the Religious Institution of Deoband (d. 1297 AH/1880 AD), had said:. The sphere of the Khatam of each zone extends to its own boundaries; though being a king he holds sway over his own zone, yet he is a vassal of the king of the seven zones. Similarly, the Khatam of each area, though being a Khatam in his own sphere, is subservient to our Khataman-Nabiyyeen (peace and blessings on him). ' (Tahzeerun Nas, p. 35). The Founder of the Ahmadiyyat Movement says: *All messengerships and prophethoods, having reached the apex of spiritual height, culminated in our lord and master, peace and blessings be upon him, in the fullest perfection. ' (Islami Usool ki. Philosophy). Sayyad Abdul Karim Jilani, a God's devotee of the eighth century Hijra (born 767 AH/1365 AD), says: 16. Hazrat Muhammad, peace and blessings on him, is the KhatamanNabiyyeen because he attained the highest perfection which no prophet ever did. ” (Al-Insanul Kamil, Ch. 36, Vol. 10, p. 69). Maulana Muhammad Qasim of Nanauta says:. The bigger the award the higher should be the receptacle to receive it. It was, therefore, necessary that the person to receive all the divine perfections must be appropriate to the award, and we acknowledge him in the person of our lord and master, the Most. Perfect of God's servants and the Chief of both the worldsKhataman-Nabiyyeen. ' (Intisarul Islam, p. 45). The Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement says:. Our Holy Prophet, peace and blessings on him, is the compendium of all the diverse perfections. God Almighty commands him in the. Holy Quran: So follow thou their guidance (6:91) that is to say that he should also follow the guidance that had been commanded to all the previous prophets. It is, therefore, apparent that the person who accumulates within himself all the diverse teachings, his person shall be the depository of all the perfections and he must be superior to all the prophets combined together. " (Chashma Masihi)