With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 8
8 With Love to Muhammad sa the Kh ā tam-un-Nabiyy ī n Muhammad sa is the last prophet in absolute terms. The fact of the matter is that Farhan Khan does this to give the impression that the only possible meaning of kh ā tam is the last. This chapter will challenge this impression that Farhan Khan tries to give by quoting three universally acknowledged dictionaries: Mufrid ā t Im ā m R ā ghib , Lis ā n-ul-‘Arab , and Lane’s Lexicon. We present below a complete quotation from Mufrid ā t which thoroughly discusses the meanings of the word kh ā tam. Mufrid ā t Im ā m R ā ghib ِ وجigن a c@ a M`ال a ُ واF[بع a ُ اFختم : a ُ ختdْت a YGْدر ِ واF[َابَع a ِ اFخَاتَم a ِ eD`ش a تاثiر a وKو a وب]ْتُ،. واFثاH : a اﻻثر ُ و M a اeF`ش، a @ن a اFحال تار a بذFک a ُ تَجَوَّز ة a a اﻻ:ْتiِثاق a B a ِ اedFْع a Gن a ُ MحYل a بdا a اِ@ْتبارٍا a eGہ a ِ واedFع a ،ِXFا a Gن ِ واﻻبواب a ِ اaFتب a c@ a باFختْم “The words al-Khatm and at-Tab ‘ are used in two ways: 1. The infinitive meaning of ‘I sealed’ or ‘I stamped,’ and this refers to the impressing of something on something [ تاثiر ] like the stamp [ H`ش ] of a seal or a ring. 2. And, second: The obtained impression [ اﻻثر ] of the stamp. [In other words, the word khatm can also be used for the impression itself] Sometimes, it figuratively means: stopping from something. And this meaning has been given based on the fact that when books or chapters are sealed