True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 6
[ 6 ] will be discussed later. To begin with, I would like to say that the claim that all the respected Muslim religious lead- ers have understood the phrase Kh a tamun-Nabiyy i n to have no meaning other than the last Prophet of God, is an outright lie and a slander against them. There is nothing more to it. Khatm-e-Nubuwwat is a vast subject and has deep implications. It has so many meanings that covering all its positive aspects, let alone refuting the opponents’ claims, would take much more time than is allotted in one sitting. Therefore, I will limit my responses to the aspects pertain- ing to the objections [stated in the White Paper]. The ‘Muslim Thinker’—His Status as a Religious Authority As far as the great thinkers of Islam are concerned, we do not question the first three names cited in the White Paper. They undoubtedly provided great services to Islamic think- ing and philosophy. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at agrees that they were great intellectuals and men of great knowl- edge and understanding. However, regarding ‘All a mah Iqb a l, I will present a passage from his own writings to demonstrate his status as a religious thinker and authority. In his letter to Professor Su f i Ghul a m Mu st af a Tabassum, the ‘All a mah writes: The scope of my religious knowledge is very lim- ited… I have spent most of my life studying western