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6 Eik Ghala ti K a Iz a la having been informed by God. Therefore, the title of Nab i would be justified wherever this connotation would apply. A Nab i has to be a Ras u l , 15 for if he is not a Ras u l he cannot be the recipient of knowledge of the unseen, as indicated by the verse: 16 Now, taking this connotation into account, if the ap- pearance of a Nab i is denied, it will be tantamount to believing that this umma has been deprived of Divine address and converse, because whosoever discloses matters of the unseen on the basis of Divine knowl- edge would necessarily be a Nab i within the connotation of the verse: 17 Likewise, anyone who is sent by God will be called Ras u l. The only difference is that, after our Holy Prophet sa till the end of days, there cannot be any Nab i who is granted a new shariah. Nor can anyone be granted the title of Nubuwwat 18 unless it is through the Holy Prophet sa , and unless a person has arrived at 15 Ras u l : Messenger. [Publishers] 16 He does not grant anyone ascendancy over His domain of the unseen, except him whom He chooses as His Messenger. —Al-Jinn, 72:27-28 [Publishers] 17 He does not grant anyone ascendancy over His domain of the un- seen…. —Al-Jinn, 72:27 [Publishers] 18 Nubuwwat : Prophethood. [Publishers]