With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 71
Last Law-bearing Prophet sa 71 Christians and Jews could have argued that this title implied that the Holy Prophet sa was only the best among the law- bearing prophets like Moses as. Jews could have argued that Ezra as was superior to the Holy Prophet sa and Christians could have argued that Jesus as was superior to the Holy Prophet sa , for both of these prophets were non-law bearing and were revered as “sons of All ā h” by their respective communities (Qur’an 9:3). It could then be argued that the door to non-law-bearing independent prophethood could still be open in addition to non- law bearing prophets within Isl ā m! There are three kinds of prophethood: 1. Law-bearing prophethood – like the prophethood given to Hazrat Mus ā as and the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , bearing laws 2. Non-law-bearing independent prophethood – prophethood gained directly from All ā h, the Exalted, and not by following the Holy Prophet sa 3. Non-law-bearing dependant prophethood – prophethood gained through the beneficence and perfect obedience of the Holy Prophet sa , also known as zill ī prophethood. As a result, if All ā h, the Exalted, had said Kh ā tam-an-Nabiyy ī nat- Tashr ī ‘ ī , the doors to the second and third types of prophethood would have remained open and All ā h, the Exalted, would have had to use other words or verses to declare that the doors to those kinds of prophethood are also closed. In contrast, the Ahmadiyya Muslim understanding is simple. The Holy Prophet sa is the Kh ā tam-un-Nabiyy ī n – the Seal of the prophets – and no new or old prophet can come who breaks his seal. Only one authenticated by the seal of the Muhammadan prophethood can now come. Therefore, we