True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 59
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 59 ] Hadrat Im a m ‘Abdul-Wahh a b Sha‘r a n i (died 976 A. H. ) wrote: The Holy Prophet’s sa statements that there will be no Prophet or no Messenger after him only meant that there will be no law-bearing Prophet after him. ( al- Yaw a q i t wal-Jaw a hir , vol. 2, p. 35) This is exactly the same meaning as emphasized by the Promised Messiah as. Yet, this meaning is so repugnant to our opponents. Hadrat As-Sayyidush-Shar i f Muhammad bin Ras u lil- H usain i , a prominent scholar of the Indo-Pakistan subcon- tinent who is known for his commentary of Mishk a t, a book of h ad i th , has been quoted before. He further writes: According to the ulema, the words L a Nabiyya ba‘d i , occurring in the h ad i th , simply mean that there would be no Prophet after the Holy Prophet sa who would abrogate his law. ( al-Ish a ‘ah li Ishr at is-S a ‘ ah , p. 149) In short, the most prominent holy men in the ummah have held the same view of L a Nabiyya ba‘d i as expressed by the " "