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no prophethood can be bonafide without the certificate of his Seal. When a seal is stamped on a paper, it becomes certified and is treated as authentic (attested); similarly a prophethood not bearing the seal and attestation of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him) is not genuine". 1 He further says: "Allah made the Prophet (peace be on him and His blessings) the Lord of the Seal and granted him, for communication of excellenc-e, the Seal that He gave to no ot11er prophet. "Therefore was he styled, the Seal of Prophets, i. e. subservience to him imparts the excellences of prophethood and that his spiritual indulgence has prophet-raising quality and that such holy proportions were not granted unto any other apostle". 2 Elaborating his own claim, says the Promised Messiah (Allah bless him) : '·I received this honour only through subservience to the Holy Prophet (peace be on hitn and His blessings). H11d l not been of the Ummat of the Prophet (Allah bless him) and had I not followed him, I would never have beeu graced with. Divive word and address even if my efforts and deeds matched the grandeur and height of all the mountains of_the world, for, all prophet- hood except t·he l\luhammadan Prophethood. has ended. No law-giving prophet shall ever come and a prophet without Jaw may but only such as is primarily a follower of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him). I am both a follower and a Prophet". 3 J. (A/hakam Oct. 17, 1902); 2. (Haqiqat11/ Wahi page 96-97). 3. (Tajal/iyate l/a/1/y)'a, Pages 24 • 25) 16