Khataman Nabiyyeen – Interpretations by Eminent Learned Scholars of Islam — Page 22
The Verse Khataman-Nabiyyeen and. The Coming of Jesus, Prophet of God. From a study of the quotations that we have furnished above from the writings of the most reputed and devoted scholars and great thinkers of Islam from the earliest to the present time, it would have become quite clear to our readers that the abovementioned scholars had never even imagined that the meanings of Khataman-Nabiyyeen could ever be that the Holy Prophet had hermetically sealed the coming of all types of prophethood. . The glorious distinction conferred upon our master and lord conveys very deep and philosophical meanings under which he has been granted the key to every kind of honour, glory and veneration and he also became the recipient of every kind of blessing and beneficence. Therefore, by being the KHATAM he occupies such an exalted and venerable position as no prophet, angel, man or superman had ever reached. It was, therefore, incumbent that his code of Law should remain in force till the end of days and not even an iota from it could ever be abrogated. This high status and supreme exaltation demanded that the door of grace and beneficence from every other source be shut up for ever. Only the door of the Holy Prophet's grace and beneficence must remain open and no blessing would be obtainable from any other source but his. Keeping this point of view in sight and understanding the opinion of the venerated scholars of the past centuries, one has no alternative but to admit that no prophet could be raised in the future who would abrogate the Law of the. Holy Prophet, peace be on him, or make any changes therein. . But a prophet, who is also one of his followers, wholly subservient to him, can always be raised. There can also be no prophet in the future who is not a Muslim and a true follower of the Holy Prophet, peace be on him. . Keeping in view the above definition and explanation of. Khataman-Nabiyyeen, if we consider the concepts of the maulvis of the present time, we find a deplorable contradiction between their views and the views of the sages in the past. The maulvis, on 22