Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 112
112 Mahzarnama [Izaalah Auhaam, Roohaani Khazaa’in vol. 3, p. 514] Exegesis of the Verse of Khaatamun Nabiyyeen in the Ahadith of the Holy Prophet sa 1. The Holy Prophet sa placed a strongly effective key in the hands of his ummah , after receiving the revelation of the Verse of Khaatamun Nabiyyeen , which is of great help in understanding its meaning. Recall that the Verse of Khaatamun Nabiyyeen was revealed in the year 5 Hijra and the Holy Prophet's son, Ibrahim, was born in the year 9 Hijra and died the same year. The Holy Prophet's remark on his death was: Had he lived, he certainly would have become a true Prophet. [ Ibne Maajah, Kitaab-ul-Jana’iz ] This statement by the Holy Prophet sa was made long after the Verse of Khaatamun Nabiyyeen had been revealed and it provides a very clear exposition of, and commentary on, the expression Khaatamun Nabiyyeen. The intent of the Holy Prophet's statement is that the title Khaatamun Nabiyyeen is not an impediment to anyone becoming a true Prophet, or (my) Faithful-Prophet ( Siddeeq Nabi ), or (my) Follower-Prophet ( Ummati Nabi ). If the Holy Prophet sa had understood the meaning of Khaatamun Nabiyyeen to be that there cannot appear any kind of Prophet after him, then he would have said on this occasion: Even if my son Ibrahim had remained alive, he still could not have become a Prophet, because I am Khaatamun Nabiyyeen. But the Holy Prophet sa , quite the contrary, conveyed the following: Although I am Khaatamun Nabiyyeen , but had my son remained alive he would certainly have become a Prophet. In other words, what stood in the way of Ibrahim's becoming a Prophet was his death—not the existence of the verse of Khaatamun Nabiyyeen. An analogy would be that if a promising student died and, on his death, it is remarked, "Had he lived, he certainly would have passed