True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 7
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 7 ] philosophy. That point of view has largely become second nature to me. Consciously or unconsciously, I study the teachings of Islam from this [western] van- tage point. ( Iqb a l N a mah, (A Collection of the Letters of Iqb a l) part 1, p. 46–47, publisher: Sheikh Muham- mad Ashraf, Kashmiri Bazaar Lahore) ‘All a mah Iqb a l himself acknowledges that his study of the Qur’an is influenced by Western thinkers and philosophy and that his own religious knowledge is very limited. To think that such a person can be presented as an authority for Muslims suits only the objectives of those who authored the White Paper. No unbiased person can entertain such a thought. Kh a tamiyyat Encompasses All Qualities of Prophethood I will now present to you a few excerpts from the writings of the Promised Messiah as and other pious people and thinkers from the ummah to illustrate the profound and extensive meaning of Kh a tamun-Nabiyy i n. You will realize that the authors of the White Paper have taken a very narrow interpretation of this vast subject. Moreover, the premise that Kh a tamiyyat has always been understood to mean that the Holy Prophet sa is the last Prophet with reference to time is plain wrong, and the Muslim ummah ha s re jec ted that claim. These p eople on ly thin k superficially and have thus totally ignored other profound