With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 277
Continuation of Prophethood according to the Holy Qur’ ā n 277 fulfillment and completion of the Divine Dispensation. A false prophet would come to work against the truth. [However] A claimant to prophethood who works in the service of the Faith must be fully supported by the people. The covenant is addressed to the prophets since they are the leaders of the people. The prophets themselves would never oppose the truth. 275 As a result, it is clear that this covenant of prophethood was taken from the Holy Prophet sa just as it was taken from all the other prophets and all those who believe in the Holy Prophet sa are obliged to accept the prophethood of one who comes in support of the religion of Isl ā m. Another verse of the Holy Qur’ ā n which proves that prophethood continues is as follows: ِ اﻟﻨَّﺎس َ وَّﻣِﻦ ً رُﺳُﻼ ِ اﻟْﻤَﻠٰٓﯩِٕﻜَﺔ َ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻳَﺼْﻄَﻔِﻰ ُّٰ ؕاهلل ٌْ ﺑَﺼِري ٌ مسَِﻴْﻊ َّٰ اهلل َّ اِن ۚ All ā h chooses His messengers from among angels, and from among men. Surely, All ā h is All- Hearing, All-Seeing. 276 God, the Almighty has used the word “ ْ ﻳَﺼْﻄَﻔِﻰ ”, which is a B]ل ZGارع ( f‘ail mudh ā ri‘ ) and, as explained earlier, this is used for present as well as future tenses. In other words, the verse means that All ā h, the Exalted, chooses and will continue to choose prophets from among the angels and the people. Hazrat Mirz ā T ā hir Ahmad rh comments on this verse in the following words: 275 The True Meaning of Khatme Nubuwwat , Page 59 276 S ū rah Al-Hajj, 22:76