With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 113
Had ī th of Hazrat ‘Al ī ra and L ā Nabiyya Ba‘ad ī 113 the Mount. It is to be noted that the word ب]دی [ ba‘ad ī ] here means iAری [ ghair ī : besides me]. It does not mean after me in time. As we say that in: ِّٰ اهلل ِ ﺑَﻌْﺪ ْۢ ﻣِﻦ ِ هيَّْﺪِﻳْﻪ ْ ﻓَﻤَﻦ ؕ (Who, then, will guide him other than All ā h? 103 ). اﷲ a ب]د [ ba‘d-All ā h ] means other than All ā h. He further states in the same book: Here the word ب]دی [ ba’ad ī ] is not in the context of زGاH a ب]دMت [ after his time ] because Hazrat H ā r ū n as did not outlive Hazrat M ū s ā as. Hence, the implied conclusion was not for a period after the Holy Prophet sa for Hazrat ‘Al ī ra. As a result, there was no reason to make the exception of a period after the Holy Prophet sa for Hazrat ‘Al ī ra. Farhan Khan is more than welcome to disagree with the reformer of the 12 th century. It is up to him. The argument given by Hazrat Sh ā h Waliull ā h Mohaddes Dehlav ī is irrefutable. The word ba‘ad can only mean beside in this context because Hazrat H ā run as died during the lifetime of Hazrat M ū s ā as and was a prophet beside him, as his helper. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa only stated that there is no prophet beside him, as his helper. The Ahmadiyya Muslim understanding is always 103 S ū rah Al-J ā thiyah, 45:24