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7 such a stage of complete devotion to him sa that he too is named Muhammad and Ahmad in heaven. 19 The key to this mystery is as follows: The true connotation of Kh a tamun Nabiyy i n requires that if anyone calls himself a Prophet while there remains the slightest veil of estrangement, 20 such a person will be guilty of breaking the Seal of Kh a tamun Nabiyy i n. But he who is so lost in the Kh a tamun Nabiyy i n sa that he receives his sa name and reflects his sa countenance, will, on account of this complete unity and harmony, be called a Prophet without contravening the Seal; for he is Muhammad sa , though by way of Z ill. Thus, despite the claim of Prophethood by the person who is named Muhammad and Ahmad by way of Z ill , our lord and master Muhammad sa would still be the Kh a tamun Nabiyy i n , inasmuch as this second Muhammad is a reflection of the same Muhammad sa and bears his name. But Jesus as cannot come without breaking the Seal inasmuch as his is a separate and distinct Prophethood. And if no one can become a Prophet or a Messen- ger, even by way of Bur u z , then what would be the 19 He who falsely claims to be a Prophet is an infidel. [Publishers] 20 Estrangement between him and the Holy Prophet sa. [Publishers]