Truth about Khatm-e-Nabuwat — Page 98
of time; from the root of this last tree sprang forth an off-shoot, which formed but part of the main and was an offspring. Will this last tree then cease to be the last becaus~ of this off-shoot? Not so, on the contrary the original tr. ee remains the last tree, inspite of the offshoot, which forms only a part of the original tree and draws its sustenance from it. I anl sure if our opponents were to reflect a little, ,they will readily appreciate this distinction and this question which has become 11 puzzle, shall emerge clear like daylight before us, presenting no problem whatever. In respect of the tradition under discussion, we, in fact, need hardly have to ~ay any}hing on our own. For, our Holy master the Prophet has preferred an explanation which should stand as the_ last. word. The tradition containing the words -~~l_,. ;. 1 uil appears in iti; -fullest and completest context in the Sa,,hih Muslim. According to the Sahib Muslim version, the Holy Prophet is stated to have said. . . . . _. . . . . . . ~w~·,IJ~{:),. ,,. r~·•~t~\J~ c::::. . JY. J ;p,~~!r&'J "I am. the last Prophet and my this mosque. ,is the last mosquc. "1 May the blessings of Allah be on the Prophet thousand fold, verily he has placed for our guidance, a candle of light in every dark nook and saved us from pitfalls by leading us safely along _a clear path. Now this very tradition •l:-:f'J I. ,,. :. I ; I ( I am the last prophet ) was such as could iead hasty and short-sighted persons to the erroneo\1s interpretation that ·there could be 1, Sohih Mu1lam. 98