With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 303
Continuation of Prophethood according to Ah ā d ī th 303 Statement Conclusion If he had lived, [then] he would have been a prophet Prophethood does not continue Statement Conclusion If they believe and act righteously, [then] they will be rewarded from All ā h. All ā h does not reward the believers No sane person would accept Farhan Khan’s conclusions! Third, Farhan Khan writes, “It was the decree of All ā h that his son would pass away, thus proving that no more prophets could come. ” 299 The response to this is given by Hazrat Mirz ā T ā hir Ahmad rh in the following quotation: The narration states, “Had he lived, he would have been a true prophet. . . ”. Our opponent ‘ ulem ā ’ make this criticism that the Holy Prophet sa has only said that if he remained alive, he would have been a prophet, but God caused him to die so that he does not remain alive to become a prophet. This is His wisdom. However, the truth of the matter is that this is entirely false! There is no wisdom in this! This is a gross attack on the eloquence of the Holy Prophet sa. The background of this had ī th is that Hazrat Ibr ā h ī m died in the beginning of 9 th Hijrah and the verse of Kh ā tam-an-Nabiyy ī n was revealed in 5 th Hijrah. In 299 Khan, With Love, Page 28