Truth about Khatm-e-Nabuwat — Page 44
THE KHATME NABUWAT POSTULATE IN THE LIGHT OF 'l'RADITIONS After- a brief but by the grace of God, comp- rehensive examination of the • Khatme nabuwat issue in the light of the Holy Quran, I propose to turn here to Hadith. As stated at the outset, the traditions, however highly placed, hold only a secondary position in the order of reliability, in comparison to the Holy Quran; Since however, I have to satisfy the opposite camp, and also because considerations of space hardly admit of a detailed discussion in this short brochure, I would not go into the question of authenticity or inconclusiveness of the relevant traditions but would, for the sake of argument, accept all the Hadith referred to here under as correct and would only confine mysdf to an elucidation thereof. I would at the first instance pick up the traditions having. in our opinion a bearing on the continu~ty of reflect-prophethood after the Exalted Apostle Uuhammad (peace of Allah be on him and His blessings). Such Traditions as close the door to the appearance of a law-giving Prophet after the advent of our Holy Master and similarly rule out. the appointment of a non-law-giving but independent prophet-one who claims to have been invested with the honoul' of prophethood directly and independent of the favour of our Exalted Apostle Hazrat Muhammad (peace of Allah be on him and His blessings),-but such ones as declare the appear- ance of a subservinet-prophet to be open-one who receives the favour through the grace of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him) and radiates his light. We of the Ahmadiyya Community. regard the founder of our Movement Hazrat Promised Messiah (peace of Allali be on him) as a member of the latter category i. e,, a, reflector and subservient prophet