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~II~(. . J. iilJ,-. J ~. J is concerned, as we shall presently show, it. does not admit of the sense our opponents so unjustly force upon it ; on the other hand like the rest of the various verses it declares open the door of the Holy Prophet's unparalleled grace and unequalled bounty, which our kind friends are not disposed to see and appreciate due to tlleir lack of insight. According to the criterion provided by the Word of God, our foremost argument is that there is not a single verse or the Holy Quran which closes the door of prophethood in Islam or which supports the line of interpretation of the Quranic verse i:r-r. JI ~I. :. as adopted by our opponents. Had it been 10, the Holy Quran would have thrown a flood of light on the subject. But the case is quite different. As a matter of fact, the door of the blessings of God has more widely been opened after the advent of the Holy Prophet than before. Would that our brethren in Islam understand this point. Sura Fatiha and Khatam-e-Nabuwat Now I take the verse from the Opening Chapter of the Holy Quran viz. "Guide us in the right path-the path of those on whom 'fhou hast bestowffl Thy blessings. "1 This verse which is recited at least SO times a day by all l\luslims in their prayers brings good tidings to the followers of the Holy Prophet of Islam. In this verse God Almighty exhorts the Muslims to pray for the bestowal of those very rewards whi~h He 21