Truth about Khatm-e-Nabuwat — Page 71
(1"•0)'-1,-~(f;\:JI ~ J. l. . !. l) ~ J u-+lJI 'The secret under. lying the scarcity of general revelation during his own time and its abundan- ce after him was that Allah decreed security for the former against a mix-up. "1 It is an excellent and a most agreeable exposit• ion that should be acceptable to every open-minded person who cares to ponder the full context of the tradition. It will be clear to him that the observat- ions made by the Holy Prophet (peace of Allah be on him and His choicest blessings ever and evermore) refer to his own period of time and the limitation of Mubuhirat only to true dreams applied to the same period and was not meant in a general sense. If, however, the limited meaning of the tradition is considered to be of general appli- cation, it makes little difference as a multiplicity of cogent interpretations is a well-recognized principle. As we have stated in the course of our introduct- ory remarks, prophethood is classified in three cate- gories : Firatly, law-bearing prophethood which introduces a new code such as the one granted •to our Master the Holy Prophet ( peace of Allah be on him and His choicest bl:essings ever· and evermore). Secondly, the prophethood which is independent though unaccompanied by any new law and is a gift independent of a for~er prophet's channel; the recipient of such prophethood obtains •the l. Fathalbari Vol, 11 page 305 71