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Mahzarnama 31 the right to propose this exception? Their response to this question is the following insipid and feeble interpretation that since he was an earlier prophet therefore his re-advent does not amount to breaking the Seal of Prophethood. When one further asks, "Will he bring the Mosaic Law with him?," their response is, "No. He will come without any Law. " When one persists and inquires that, "In that case, what will become of the injunctions concerning the do's and don'ts? What will he exhort the people to do and what will he prohibit them from doing?" Their reply is: "First he will become a member of the Ummah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and his prophethood would be subservient to the Shariah of Islam. " Providing answers to any further questions along this line of enquiry is beyond their capacity. For instance: Who will teach him the Shariah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ? Will it be done by Muslim divines or will direct revelation from Allah give him knowledge of the Holy Quran, the Hadith and the precept of the Holy Prophet sa ( Sunnah )?" The above line of enquiry at least unambiguously establishes the following fact: they themselves do not believe the Holy Prophet sa to be the "last prophet" in the absolute sense, and subscribe to the exception that an old prophet, who is non-lawbearer, and arises within the Holy Prophet's dispensation (i. e. , Ummati), who is subservient to every word of Shariah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and who teaches and implements the same, such a prophet can arise even after the advent of the Holy Prophet sa without implying any damage to the Seal of Prophethood. We have a right to ask this question from the people who possess reason, wisdom and justice if those who hold the aforementioned belief can, by any stretch of logic or justice, also maintain that no prophet of any description whatsoever can arise after the Holy Prophet sa. The truth of the matter is that not only we but all those among our