True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 8
[ 8 ] meanings which are very deep and magnificent. The Promised Messiah as writes: It is undoubtedly true that not even a Prophet can truly equal the Holy Prophet sa in his holy excellences. Even the angels cannot dream of attaining those heights, let alone that anyone else should achieve an e xc e l l e n c e c o m p a r a b l e t o h i m. ( B a r a h i n - e - Ahmadiyya , Part III, Sub-footnote Number One, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 1, p. 268) This is the true concept of Kh a tamiyyat , which is that the station of the Holy Prophet sa is so exalted that even the angels cannot approach it. In other words, the mi‘r a j [spiri- tual ascension of the Holy Prophet sa ] is synonymous with Kh a tamiyyat. The Promised Messiah as further writes: The insight and sagacity of our Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, far excelled the combined insight and sagacity of the whole ummah. Rather—I hope that brethren will not feel offended by it—it is my conviction, which I can prove, that the insight and sagacity of all the other Prophets cannot match the insight and sagacity of the Holy Prophet sa. ( Iz a la-e-Auh a m , Part 1, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 3, p. 307) This means Kh a tamiyyat encompasses all qualities of prophethood, and that insight is one part of it. We have gained this lofty understanding from the Promised Messiah as. Some past thinkers had also expressed similar