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12 and I am not proud of it, and in my hand will be the Liw a ’il- H amd [the flag of homage to Allah the Almighty], and I am not proud of it. ( Sunanut-Tirmidh i , Abw a bul- Man a qibi ‘an Ras u lill a h s as , B a bun f i Fa d lin-Nabiyyi s as , Hadith 3615) 46. Akramul-Awwal i n wal- Ā khir i n [Noblest among the first as well as the last] This name is mentioned in the following hadith: خِرِيْن َ وَل َ فَخْرَ. ْآ َوَّلِيْن َ وَال ْأ ْرَم ُ ال ک َ أَنَا أ I am the Noblest among the first as well as the last, and I am not proud of it. ( Sunanut-Tirmidh i , Abw a bul-Man a qibi ‘an Ras u lill a h s as , B a bun f i Fa d lin-Nabiyyi s as , H ad i th 3616) 47. Ākhirul-Anbiy a ’ (Last among the Prophets) This name is mentioned in the following hadith: َنْبِيَاء ِ وَإِنَّه ُ آخِر ُ الْمَسَاجِدِ. هللا ُ عَلَيْه ِ وَسَلَّم َ فَإِنِّي ْ آخِر ُ الْأ ی َّ قَال َ رَسُوْل ُ الل َِّ صَل The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: I am the last of the Prophets and this mosque of mine is the last of the mosques. ( Sunanun- Nas a ’i, Kit a bul-Mas a jid, B a bu Fa d l Masjidin-Nabiyyi s as , H ad i th 693)