With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 145
“I am the Last Brick and I am the Last of the prophets” 145 They interpret “the Seal of the prophets” as the brick needed for the completion of the building, while it (actually) means the prophet who has achieved An- Nubuwwah Al-K ā milah (Complete prophethood) 142 Just like he did in the case of Im ā m Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqal ā n ī rh , Farhan Khan has only tried to throw dust in the eyes of the readers in order to overshadow and hide the main purpose of the statement of Ibn Khald ū n given above. However, the truth of Ibn Khald ū n’s interpretation of the had ī th under discussion glares at him regardless. Ibn Khald ū n even goes a step further and explains how he understands the word “ kh ā tam ” in terms of status: a Mجc]ون a و a باeFبوۃ a Gراتبgا a ت_اوت a B a اFوﻻMۃ a dMثcون a و a اFت a اFرتبۃ a حاLز a أی a اﻻوiFاء a خاتم a giBا a اdaFال a احب a dcFرتبۃ a ٍ حاLزا a اﻻHبiاء a خاتم a Dان a dDا a اFوﻻMۃ a خاتdۃ a K a اdFرتبۃ a تcک a @ن a اXFارع a eaB a اeFبوۃ. a خاتdۃ a K a اFت a اdFذDور. a اFحدMث a B a اFبiت a بcبeۃ a اFخاتdۃ 143 The perfect saint is considered to be the “seal” of the saints, that is, the saint who is in the possession of the rank that is the final stage of sainthood , exactly as “the seal ( Kh ā tam ) of the prophets” was the Prophet who was in possession of the rank that is the final stage of prophethood. In the tradition quoted, the 142 Translated by the authors 143 Ibid.