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both categories as, the resolution of their superfi. cial conflict, in the light of the foregoing inter- pretation, reveals the great glory of the Prophet whereby his servants may, through his bounty, attain to propbethood. Truly did say the Holy Prophet, -'-1'~'~!~,·w~~. ,~,. ~\S'. . ,i (t'•>'t-. . . J:'J_!f'rLti~!/. 1,. :;,l. !,dlJ "Had Moses and Jesus been alive they would not but follow my lead. "i A non-Muslim could very well characterize it as a tall order lacking testimony. But by choosing one c:;f his servants for the office of Pro- mised Messiah and granting him the honour of prophethood, God has implemented the truth of the Prophet's claim and facts have affixed the seal of veracity. Are our opponents prepared to mind this evideQce of hard facts ? Are they prepared, like us to accept all the relevant traditions to resolve this conflict ? If they cannot then let them ponder well, for, they reject the Quran totally and turn their back on what is better than half of the relevant. traditions. Their's is a losing bargain, for in final analysis, they only detract from the dignity of the Holy Prophet and dry up the strP. am of Divine grace. Now I will briefly deal with the negative traditions, severally. In this ca I egory the foremost tradition that we are up against is "there is no prophet after me". This tradition is often repeated hy our opponents in support of their claim that the Holy Prophet has clearly laid down that there 1. Al-Ywaqit woljllU1tlhar compiled by lmam Slaa,an,, Jlo/. 11. P. IO. 88