True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 38
[ 38 ] the commissioning of a Prophet was to be banned, then why did Allah the Almighty mentioned the above and described as the stupidity of the former people. The Meaning of Kh a tamiyyat According to A ha d i th Our opponents assert that no Prophet will ever come, but instead of relying on the Holy Qur’an to substantiate their claim, they emphasize the h ad i th. They claim that there are many a ha d i th which conclusively prove that the Holy Prophet sa was the last Prophet with reference to time and state that after the Holy Prophet sa only false prophets and dajj a ls can appear, no one else. In other words, these oppo- nents seem to believe that, in the Muslim ummah, the door to true prophethood has been shut forever and the door of false prophethood has been flung open for all times to come. The is the concept of Kh a tamiyyat that they have proclaimed vehemently. Some a ha d i th of the Holy Prophet sa have been cited in this context. One such h ad i th is as follows: This has been translated as: Thirty imposters will be born in this ummah, each of which will think or claim himself to be a Prophet, despite the fact that I am the Kh a tam of the Prophets :