True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 24
[ 24 ] the world, I would never have received this honour of converse with God, for all prophethood has come to an end except the prophethood of Muhammad sa. No law-bearing Prophet can come after him. A Prophet who does not bring a new law can come, but he has to be a follower of the Holy Prophet sa first. On this basis, I am both an umm at i [follower] and a Nab i [Prophet]. ( Tajalliyy a t-e-Il a hiyyah , R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 20, p. 411–412) The Promised Messiah also writes: The fact, O naive and blind people, is that our Holy Prophet sa , and our lord and master, (countless bless- ings be upon him), surpassed all Prophets in his spir- itual influence. The influence of all past Prophets came to an end at a certain point and their people and their religions have no trace of life left in them, but the spiritual influence of the Holy Prophet sa will endure to the Last Day. For this reason, this ummah does not require that a Messiah should come into it from outside; for, under the Holy Prophet’s sa benign influence, even an ordinary man can become a mes- siah, just as God has done in my case. ( Chashma-e- Mas ihi , R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 20, p. 389) Here is an excerpt from the writings of Hadrat Sh a h Waliyyull a h Mu h addith Dehlav i , who is has been acknowl- edged in the White Paper as an authoritative Muslim scholar. He is known to be a mujaddid (reformer) of the