With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin

With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 25

Structure of the word Kh ā tam 25 a وَحَدَّثeََا a َ أMُّوب a ُ بْن a ‘َiَْحM a ً دiِ]َ: a ُ بْن a ُ وCَُتiَْبَۃ a ً حُجْر a ُ بْن a ُّ ’ِcَ@َو a ْ @َن a ً َر_ْ]َج a ُ ابْن a َ وKَو a ُ لiِ]َdْ:إ a حَدَّثeََا a CَاFُوا a ِ َء—َْ]Fا a ِ أبiِہ a ْ @َن a ْ @َن َ ْرMَ ُرK a أبِ’ a ۃ اﷲ a َ رَ:ُول a َّ أن َ Cَال a َ َّمcَ:َو a ِ ہiَcَ@ a اﷲ a ‘َّcَ< a a a ِ اﻻHْْبiَِاء a ‘َcَ@ a ُ ْتcِّZُB a ِ ِمcَaْFا a َ جَوَاGِع a ُ تiِ[ْ@أ a ًّ بWِِت a ُ اﻻْرْض a َ ’ِF a ْ وَجُ]cَِت a ُ ِمLَاeَ^ْFا a َ ’ِF a ْ وَأحcِّت a ِ بِاFرُّ@ْب a ُ وYُHَِرْت a َ بِ’ a َ وَخُتِم a ٍ DَاBّۃ a ِ اFْخcَْق a إFَ‘ a ُ وَأرْ:cِْت a وWَGَْجِدٍا a gَورٍا َّ اeF َ بiُِّون Hazrat Abu Hurairah ra reported that the Messenger sa of All ā h said: I have been given superiority over the other prophets in six respects: I have been given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; I have been helped by awe [in the hearts of my enemies]; spoils have been made lawful to me; the earth has been made for me clean and a place of worship; I have been sent to all mankind and [the truth of] the prophets is attested [ khutima ] by me. 9 In this had ī th , the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa himself says that he has been given superiority over the other prophets by being the kh ā tam of the prophets. If being the Kh ā tam-un-Nabiyy ī n does not mean that he is the best among the prophets then what superiority is he referring to in the above had ī th ? Moreover, the Holy Prophet sa is the one who testified to the truth of the prophets as it is stated in the Qur’ ā n, “ ُْ ﻣَﻌَمك ﻟِّﻤَﺎ ٌ ﻣُّﺼَﺪِّق ٌ رَﺳُﻮْل ” 10. This 9 اYF— a وGوا=ع a اWdFاجد a Dتاب a cWGم. a حiح ة [ Sah ī h Muslim , Kit ā bul Mas ā jid wa Maw ā dhi‘-is-Sal ā t] 10 A Messenger, fulfilling that which is with you. — S ū rah Ā le Imr ā n , 3:82