With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 199
Death of Hazrat ‘ Ī s ā as bin Mariam ra 199 Mirz ā Ghul ā m Ahmad as attained his status of prophethood by being a follower of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and came with his seal of approval. In simple terms, the Holy Prophet sa is a teacher of Hazrat Mirz ā Ghul ā m Ahmad as but not a teacher of Hazrat ‘ Ī s ā as. In fact, the Holy Qur’an restricts the prophethood of Hazrat ‘ Ī s ā as to the Israelites in the following words: ْٰٓ اِرس ِْۤ ﺑَىن ٰ اِىل ً وَرَﺳُﻮْﻻ َۙ ءِﻳْﻞ And (he was) a Messenger to the children of Israel. . . 213 What will become of this statement of the Holy Qur’ ā n if Hazrat ‘ Ī s ā as returns as a prophet for the whole of mankind? Fourth, discussing this issue further, Farhan Khan presents the following had ī th to support his viewpoint: Cال a @eہ a اﷲ a ر= a اXF]ب a @ن a ;iبۃ a اب a ابن a اخرج a و : a c@ a اﷲ a c< a ;]بۃ a اب a بن a اi^dFرۃ a @eد a رجل a Cال اi^dFرۃ a B`ال a ب]دہ a Hب a ﻻ a اﻻHبiاء a خاتم a Gحdد : cC a اذا a حWبک a ان a Hحدث a eDا a BاHا a اﻻHبiاء، a خاتم a ت a و a Cبcہ a Dان a B`د a خرج a Kو a Bان a خارج، a اWFم a @icہ a ٰ Wi@ ب]دہ Ibn Ab ī Shaybah reported that As-Shab ī ra said,“A man in the company of Al-Mugh ī rah bin Ab ī Shu‘bah ra said, ‘May All ā h bless Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets , there is no prophet after him. ’ Al- Mugh ī rah said, ‘It was enough for you when you said, ‘ The Seal of the Prophets,’ for we used to discuss 213 S ū rah Ā le Imr ā n, 3:50